Morningside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 1000 Pelham Parkway South in the Bronx, and the place always seems busy with people coming and going for care, family visits, or just regular daily business, and you get a sense that life happens here all hours. Morningside is run by Morningside Acquisition I LLC, which is a for-profit company, and the facility has 386 certified beds, so there's space for a lot of residents, and both short-term and long-term care are available. This place isn't part of a hospital or Continuing Care Retirement Community, but deals mostly in skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and assisted living, with a focus on person-centered therapies and care.
The staff includes physicians, therapists, nurses, and other specialists who work together to create custom treatment plans, so residents who need help after surgery or illness can get comprehensive therapy-including physical therapy, though the staff only spend about five minutes per resident each day on this. Long-term and short-term stays here get high marks for quality, with both groups earning a 5-star rating from CMS for overall quality, although the staffing rating comes in at 2 stars, which means there's less staff per resident than is typical for similar places. On the other hand, health inspections are good, bringing in a 5-star rating, though the last fire safety inspection in 2017 resulted in four citations, so there's always room for some improvement on that front.
The facility puts strong focus on vaccinations, showing long-stay residents have a pneumonia vaccination rate of 97.8% and a flu vaccination rate of 99.0%. For high-risk long-term residents, the pressure ulcer rate is 7.7%, with an even lower rate of 0.4% for all residents, better than many other facilities. If residents do need more acute care beyond what Morningside can provide, the recorded emergency department visit rate is 0.62 per 1,000 long-stay residents and the hospitalization rate is 1.99 per 1,000 resident days for long-stay stays, while short-stay residents see hospital re-hospitalization at 23.0% and outpatient emergency visits at 7.3%.
There's a resident council, which acts like a bridge for concerns and suggestions, helping keep communication open. For visitors, the center has a sign-in and COVID-19 screening, with televisits offered if an in-person visit can't happen, and rules allow expanded, ongoing visitation hours. The center also keeps up with COVID-19 information and prevention. Some unique features here include a dedicated dialysis center, a fully equipped gym, a courtyard for fresh air, and apartments for one or two residents-nothing too fancy, but everything you'd need for comfort and privacy. Amenities and activities are broad, running from social to educational programs, designed so residents find ways to stay active and social. Services here focus not only on daily living support but also on recovery and keeping up health as much as possible, with plenty of technology and updated treatments.
Everything is mapped out well online, so families can check locations easily, and people can reach out to staff through their website, which is www.cassenacare.com. Overall, Morningside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center focuses on providing skilled nursing and rehabilitation in a setting that stresses personalized care, safety, and a reliable sense of daily life for older adults.
