Rochester Senior AdvisorPenfield is the town east of Irondequoit Bay, along Route 441, Five Mile Line Road, Route 250 and Atlantic Avenue, mixing suburban neighborhoods with open land toward Wayne County.
Penfield has an unusually wide range of licensed residences for one town: a nonprofit campus with separate adult home and enriched housing licenses, one of the larger assisted living buildings in the county with Medicaid Assisted Living Program beds, a base-license adult home, and a small nursing home.
How much licensed senior care is in Penfield, NY?
Penfield had about 39,139 residents in Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025 (down from 39,503 in 2020), and the New York State Department of Health licenses 4 adult care facility buildings and 1 nursing home there.
| Available in Penfield | Not available in Penfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (NYSDOH roster) | Licensed residences (adult homes & enriched housing): 4, Nursing homes: 1, Licensed home care agencies: 2 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Certified home health agencies, Hospices, Adult day health care |
| SNALR memory care | 3 residences | — |
Which assisted living residences are licensed in Penfield?
Penfield has 4 licensed adult care facility buildings on the state's current roster with 437 certified beds, 3 with SNALR memory care beds; the largest is Heathwood Assisted Living at Penfield with 151 beds.
| Facility | License | Certified capacity | ALR certifications | SNALR (memory care) beds | Latest DOH inspection | Violations, 4-yr window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathwood Assisted Living at Penfield 100 Elderwood Court, Penfield 14526 | EHP | 151 | ALR, EALR, SNALR, ALP | 24 | 05/22/2026 | 15 |
| The Village at Penfield 2006 Five Mile Line Road, Penfield 14526 | AH | 120 | Base license only | 0 | None in window | 0 |
| Sage Harbor at Baywinde 100 Kidd Castle Way, Webster 14580 | AH | 88 | ALR, SNALR | 24 | 05/26/2026 | 29 |
| Ashley Woods 400 YMCA Way, Penfield 14526 | AH+EHP | 78 | ALR, EALR, SNALR | 30 | 05/20/2026 | 21 |
Have any Penfield residences faced state enforcement?
Yes: NYS Health Profiles lists enforcement actions for 2 residences in Penfield, the most recent a Stipulation & Order with Ashley Woods dated August 29, 2025.
- Ashley Woods: 1 action, latest August 29, 2025
- Heathwood Assisted Living at Penfield: 1 action, latest March 18, 2025
Each facility page lists the order numbers and the inspection reports behind them. An order from years ago is not proof of a current problem; ask what changed.
What nursing homes are in Penfield, and how does CMS rate them?
1 licensed nursing home is in Penfield, with 48 beds; 1 of the 1 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Certified capacity | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited | Nurse hrs/resident/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penfield Place 1700 Penfield Rd, Penfield 14526 | 5 of 5 | 48 | January 31, 2025 | 2 | 4.52 |
Which home care agencies and hospices have offices in Penfield?
The state roster shows 2 home care, hospice or adult day health licenses with an office in Penfield; agencies usually serve clients well beyond their office's town.
- Accredo — licensed home care services agency, opened 2011
- Heathwood Assisted Living At Penfield, Inc. — licensed home care services agency, opened 2014
Which hospitals are closest to Penfield?
Measured from the center of the area's licensed facilities, the closest hospitals are Rochester General Hospital (Rochester Regional Health, about 6.5 miles) and Highland Hospital (about 7.0 miles).
Strong Memorial Hospital is about 8.0 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Where do Penfield families get free help?
Monroe County Office for the Aging at (585) 753-6280 and NY Connects at (585) 325-2800 are the free starting points for Penfield residents, and Lifespan's long-term care ombudsman program, 585-244-8400 ext. 114, advocates for residents of licensed facilities.
Suspected abuse of someone living at home goes to Monroe County Adult Protective Services, (585) 753-6532. ElderONE's PACE program serves the town.
