HIV/AIDS Care

St. Barnabas Nursing Home provides a comprehensive spectrum of services for individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The unit is certified under the guidelines set forth by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. Under the direction of the Medical Director, experienced primary care physicians, social workers, addiction counselors, recreational therapists, nutritionists, consulting psychiatrists and rehabilitation-occupational therapists provide an extreme program designed to meet the individual needs of the resident. Our interdisciplinary team approach to resident care is implemented with dignity and compassion.

• Our 33 bedded unit provide persons with AIDS with 24-hour skilled nursing and excellent medical care.
• Prompt access to specialty physician consultations:
  • Pulmonary
  • Dental
  • Ophthalmology
  • Gynecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Dermatology
  • Podiatry
• HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Program:
  • Individualized instruction
  • Bilingual sessions
  • Risk reduction education to promote decreased transmission
  • Medication adherence counseling
• Clinical trial studies available.
• Addiction Services:
  • Individualized addiction service care planning
  • Group & individual counseling
  • Methadone Maintenance
  • Methadone to Abstinence Program
  • NA/AA
  • Referral services assistance
• Discharge Planning:
  • Community placement assistance