Amber Court Assisted Living of Smithtown Celebrates Grand Opening

Amber Court Assisted Living of Smithtown recently celebrated its official grand opening in Nesconset, New York, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by a host of dignitaries and community leaders, including John Kennedy, Suffolk County Controller; Leslie Kennedy, Suffolk County Legislature; Rob Trotta, Suffolk County Legislature; Holly Rhodes-Teague, Director of the Office of the Aging; Smithtown Town Council members, Lisa Inzerillo and Lynn Nowick; Christine DeAugustino, President, Nesconset Chamber of Commerce; Vinny Puleo, Smithtown Town Clerk & Nesconset Chamber of Commerce Board Member; Norma Dispenza and Jim Bartunek, both Board Members with the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce; Rob Murphy, Town of Smithtown; and Gina Colletti, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Suffolk County Coalition of Chambers. The three-story, 141-unit assisted living community broke ground in 2017. At the ceremony, Amber Court Executive Vice President Claire Bukzin-Hakim thanked everyone for making Amber Court feel so welcome.

“We are overjoyed to be part of this wonderful Smithtown community,” she observed. “Amber Court Assisted Living is a family business that values personal relationships. From the start, everyone we met with in Smithtown was enthusiastic about our dream to offer seniors state-of-the-art amenities in elegant yet affordable surroundings. Today, as we celebrate this newest member of the Amber Court family, I am proud to say that we are fully occupied.”

Hakim attributes the success of the new assisted living community to the services and lifestyle it offers residents, including a wellness suite, technology hub, fitness center, three separate dining rooms, a bistro, general store, and a cinema — all backed by quality onsite personal care as needed or as desired. “Add to this a robust activity schedule,” concludes Hakim, “and the result is a vastly improved quality of life for a parent or loved one whose current living arrangements are no longer safe or desirable.”

The new Amber Court Smithtown Community is Amber Court’s fifth location in the New York/New Jersey area, second on Long Island, and one of the few assisted living communities in Suffolk County that is licensed by New York State to accept Medicaid residents. Located near world-class beaches, pristine parks, top restaurants and convenient shopping, Amber Court of Smithtown is also in close proximity to advanced medical care at Stony Brook University Hospital and St. Catherine of Sienna.

Amber Court Assisted Living, an Aging in Place environment, has brought unmatched quality care to seniors since 1968. Today, second generation family members lead the Amber Court team using the same guiding principles established by Alfred and Judith Schonberger. The Amber Court vision is centered on a commitment to provide every resident with a highly personalized and comprehensive program designed to meet their medical, emotional and social needs.

For more information on Amber Court Assisted Living of Smithtown, including its Medicaid-funded residence program, call Maria Brownworth at 631-768-1000 or visit www.ambercourtal.com.