Profile
Physical Plant: General
New facility, opened 1994
Brick structure, contemporary design
Situated on tree-lined campus
7 stories
199 beds/33 beds per floor (except 34 on 7)
On each floor: Recreation room, dining room, smoking room
Bridge physically connects nursing home to hospital
Outdoor terraces for recreation
| Patient Population: | |
|---|---|
| Geriatric | 144 beds (age range in geriatric unit is 18 and over) |
| HIV | 33 beds |
| Ventilator | 22 beds |
| Adult Day Health Care | 60 registrants |
Special Services: Ventilator Dependency (22 beds/4th floor)
- First nursing home in Bronx certified by state for Ventilator Dependency Unit
- HIV (33 beds/3rd floor)
- Adult Day Care (main floor)
- Medical Model
- Transportation provided
- Open 7 days - Frequent field trips
- Rehabilitation: Goal: Reach optimal function level
- Physical and Occupational Therapy provided on premises
- Best-equipped PT Unit in skilled nursing care facility in the Bronx
- Universal gym, treadmill, matted exercise, parallel bars, simulated stair training, recombinant stepper, power trainer
- Access to hospital whirlpool
- Occupational Therapy: emphasizes activities for daily living
- Eye hand coordination, fine motor coordination, upper body strength, adaptive equipment.