Hudson Valley Senior AdvisorInspire of McClelland at 126 Old Castle Point Road, Wappinger Falls, is an adult home licensed by the New York State Department of Health for 75 residents, and it holds no added assisted living certification; it sits in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County.
What does the Department of Health roster say about Inspire of McClelland?
Yes. The Department of Health roster carries Inspire of McClelland under certificate 230-F-284 for 75 residents, smaller than the 86-bed typical residence in the two counties.
| State license | Certificate number | Beds | Certified bed types | License start | Census at close of 2026 Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Home | 230-F-284 | 75 | none | August 21, 1980 | 72 |
At the end of 2026 Q2 the building reported 72 residents in its 75 beds, or about 96% full. Operator on file: Inspire of McClelland, LLC. The earliest license date at this address is 1980.
What care can Inspire of McClelland legally provide?
No: the state capacity report lists no ALR, EALR, SNALR or Assisted Living Program beds at Inspire of McClelland, so it provides room, meals, supervision and personal care under a base license and must arrange a move for anyone who comes to need nursing-home-level care.
Families often call a building like this assisted living, and day to day the label does little harm. It matters when needs grow: a base-license residence cannot keep someone past the state's retention limits. Ask the administrator who makes that call and how many days of notice a family receives.
What does the inspection history of Inspire of McClelland show?
Department of Health inspectors filed 6 reports on Inspire of McClelland during the four-year window shown on NYS Health Profiles, the last on March 26, 2026; 3 reports found something to cite, 13 violations in total.
| Date issued | Kind of visit | Violations | Status | Regulation topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Relicensure, Complaint Survey | 10 | Plan/Notice of Correction Under Review | Resident services; Resident services; Resident services |
| September 12, 2025 | Complaint Survey | 2 | Plan/Notice of Correction Approved | Resident services; Environmental standards |
| December 13, 2024 | Complaint Survey | 1 | Plan/Notice of Correction Approved | Resident services |
| April 23, 2024 | Complaint Survey | 0 | Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required | — |
| September 14, 2023 | Complaint Survey | 0 | Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required | — |
| March 14, 2023 | Other Survey | 0 | Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required | — |
The latest full relicensure visit in the window is dated March 26, 2026. That violation total is level with the 13-violation median for Dutchess and Orange residences over the same years. Most frequent topics: resident services (5), food service (3), environmental standards (3).
Has the Department of Health fined Inspire of McClelland?
No enforcement action against Inspire of McClelland appears in the current NYS Health Profiles window.
New York seldom moves to formal penalties against adult care facilities, which is why the cited topics above are the better guide.
Does Inspire of McClelland have a memory care unit?
Inspire of McClelland has no SNALR beds, so it cannot keep a resident whose dementia requires a secured or specialized setting; the closest SNALR-certified residence is The Landing of Poughkeepsie in Poughkeepsie, roughly 9.1 miles off, measured point to point.
- The Landing of Poughkeepsie — 34 SNALR beds, 9.1 mi
- Braemar Living at Wallkill — 24 SNALR beds, 20.9 mi
Dutchess and Orange counties have very few SNALR beds, so families often also look at nursing home dementia units or at certified residences in neighboring counties.
How does Inspire of McClelland compare with nearby residences?
The nearest other licensed adult care facility is Hedgewood Assisted Living in Beacon, roughly 2.2 miles off, measured point to point, with 192 certified beds (ALP).
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | ALR certifications | SNALR (memory care) beds | Violations, 4-yr window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedgewood Assisted Living 355 Fishkill Ave, Beacon 12508 | 2.2 | 192 | ALP | 0 | 0 |
| Fishkill Assisted Living 542 Route 9, Fishkill 12524 | 4.0 | — | Base license only | 0 | n/a |
| New Windsor Country Inn 450 Temple Hill Road P.O. Box 4328, New Windsor 12553 | 6.6 | 86 | Base license only | 0 | 0 |
| The Avalon Assisted Living and Wellness Center 1629 Route 376, Wappingers Falls 12590 | 7.6 | 76 | ALP | 0 | 3 |
| The Landing of Poughkeepsie 251 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie 12603 | 9.1 | 121 | ALR, EALR, SNALR | 34 | 18 |
Where is Inspire of McClelland, and what is nearby?
Inspire of McClelland stands in the Town of Fishkill in Dutchess County; the nearest general hospital is Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall (Newburgh) (Montefiore Health System), roughly 3.7 miles off, measured point to point.
Second closest is Vassar Brothers Medical Center, about 10.8 miles away. We measure straight lines between map points, so real drives run longer.
If nursing home care is ever needed, the closest CMS-certified homes are Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing (1.3 mi, CMS 2 of 5) and Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon (2.1 mi, CMS 4 of 5).
What should families ask Inspire of McClelland before moving in?
Let the state's numbers drive the visit: ask for the March 26, 2026 inspection report and the plan of correction the state accepted.
- Ask how many aides are awake and on duty overnight, and who assists with medications on each shift.
- Ask whether the residence accepts SSI and what happens if private funds run out after move-in.
- Get the residency agreement and every fee in writing before any deposit; New York requires a written admission agreement.
Official record: Inspire of McClelland on NYS Health Profiles.
