State assisted-living licensing record · New York DOH · record as pulled October 1, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey

18NYCRR-485.5 · 18 NYCRR Part 485, General Provisions (adult-care facilities)

Operating certificates

An assisted living regulation from DOH, cited on New York licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Records and administration. DOH cites the regulation down to its paragraph and names the section it falls under; no severity or correction date is attached.

69
Facilities cited
In the last 4 years
104
Individual citations
27
Cited more than once
At separate visits
39%
Repeat rate

39% of the facilities cited on 18NYCRR-485.5 have been cited on it again at a later visit. A finding that recurs is usually a gap in the routine that produces the record — the same check missed, or done and not documented in a form the surveyor accepts — rather than a new fault.

Where it is cited

New York counties with the most facilities cited on 18NYCRR-485.5
Erie County17Monroe County17Chautauqua County5Niagara County4Ontario County3Cattaraugus Coun…2Onondaga County2Suffolk County2Genesee County1Herkimer County1
New York counties with the most facilities cited on 18NYCRR-485.5
CountyFacilities cited
Erie County17
Monroe County17
Chautauqua County5
Niagara County4
Ontario County3
Cattaraugus County2
Onondaga County2
Suffolk County2
Genesee County1
Herkimer County1

How DOH cites it

The regulation as it appears on the inspection record, with the paragraph most often cited.

18 NYCRR § 485.5(f)

Tag code, title and classification as published by the New York State Department of Health. Counts are over New York licensed assisted living facilities only; there is no national figure for a state regulation.