Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home

    89-40 135th St, Jamaica, NY 11418
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.4ยท5 reviews

    Attentive, safe, clean rehab recommended

    I'm very pleased with the attentive, swift staff-nurses and therapists are patient and caring-and the facility feels safe and well-run (security-conscious, locked wheelchairs). Reception is clean and organized, rooms are well-maintained, the food is excellent and diet-planned, and residents enjoy fresh air and daily social events (Saturday bingo). Overall a caring, efficient rehab/nursing home I would recommend.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.40ยท(5)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Attentive and responsive nursing staff
    • Strong inpatient rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Patient-centered therapists
    • Safety-oriented practices (wheelchair locks)
    • Clean, well-maintained reception and common areas
    • Well-kept resident rooms
    • Access to outdoor spaces and fresh air
    • Dietitian-planned, nutritionally managed meals
    • Daily social programming and events
    • Dedicated security personnel

    Cons

    • Variable staff reliability and consistency
    • Medication administration and timing gaps
    • Inconsistent clinical-care quality
    • Understaffing leading to service delays
    • Laundry and sanitation process lapses
    • Inconsistent meal palatability and scheduling
    • Limited and uneven activity/entertainment offerings
    • Weak family communication and care coordination

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with clear operational strengths in rehabilitation, basic safety, and facility upkeep alongside uneven performance in day-to-day clinical operations and service continuity. Positive comments emphasize an effective rehab program and therapists who engage patients with patience and skill; several accounts note attentive nursing attention during rehabilitation stays. The physical environment is frequently described as clean and orderly, with well-maintained resident rooms, a tidy reception area, secure practices (for example, locked wheelchairs), and access to outdoor areas that residents enjoy. Security staff and certain caregivers are characterized as helpful and professional.

    At the same time, a number of operational weaknesses recur across the feedback. Staff performance appears inconsistent: while some staff are praised for responsiveness, others are described as less reliable. This variability ties into broader concerns about clinical-care consistency and medication administration controls โ€” for example, timing of insulin and other medications โ€” which can affect resident safety and stability. Reviewers also describe delays in routine services (meal delivery, laundry, basic wound/stitch follow-up), suggesting that staffing levels or workflow organization may not sustain reliable, timely care at all times.

    Dining and activity programming show a mixed picture. Several reviewers appreciated dietitian-planned meals and described food positively, and daily social events were noted as a strength. However, there are also comments about meals that do not match individual taste preferences and instances of meals or meal service being delayed. Activity offerings appear present but limited in scope at times (for example, periodic bingo), so engagement opportunities may vary depending on the unit or staffing on a given day.

    Communication and care coordination are additional areas of concern. Families describe difficulty getting timely responses from social-work or administrative staff and inconsistent communication about clinical matters and transitions of care. These communication gaps amplify the impact of other issues (medication timing, service delays) and may complicate discharge planning or family involvement.

    For prospective residents and families: the facility demonstrates strengths in rehabilitation services, safety practices, cleanliness, and some elements of resident life. At the same time, there are identifiable patternsโ€”variable staffing reliability, medication-timing gaps, occasional sanitation and laundry process lapses, and inconsistent communicationโ€”that warrant careful inquiry. Recommended due diligence includes asking for current staffing ratios, medication-administration protocols (including insulin timing and documentation), sample activity schedules, meal menus and options for individualized diets, laundry turnaround policies, and examples of family communication practices. Visiting during different shifts and speaking with the unit nursing supervisor or therapy director can help assess whether the facilityโ€™s positive attributes are consistently applied to an individualโ€™s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home is located at 89-40 135th St, Jamaica, NY, 11418.

    About Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home

    Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home sits on the campus of Jamaica Hospital in New York City with a modern four-story design and 228 beds for nursing and rehabilitation, and although it's a busy place there's a quiet feeling inside, partly because the building is set away from the Van Wyck Expressway and has an atrium lobby that runs the height of the building, giving lots of natural light and space, and they really focus on helping people recover so they can leave feeling better about their health, with all sorts of facilities and services made to help residents return to the community quickly, and the staff-registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, unit service coordinators, and licensed therapists-work together using an interdisciplinary approach so they can help restore function and maximize independence. Residents can get high-quality rehabilitative services, regular medical attention, and social services, and the care is tailored, especially for those who need short-term rehabilitation, covering things like orthopedic rehab, post-stroke recovery, IV therapy, post-surgery wound care, and acupuncture, and they start social work intervention within 48 hours of someone arriving, making sure to include the residents and their families for evaluations.

    They've got private and semi-private biaxial patient rooms, each one with personal furnishings, a nightstand, bathroom, and an armoire, and patient lounges with fast internet service and lots of books on every floor, plus a fitness center, computers, a small library, art classes, massage therapists, and big dining areas that look out over the atrium, which is pretty nice during meals, and there's on-site laundry and housekeeping too, along with a hair salon, a barber shop, and even a gift shop in the lobby that sells snacks, health items, and greeting cards from Monday to Friday. The recreation rooms see scheduled activities and have space for leisure, and there's a large garden room for parties and holiday dinners, while religious needs are met in an interfaith chapel that holds services and quiet time, and communication services help people keep in touch with loved ones.

    There's also a state-of-the-art Sleep Center with four home-like rooms made for overnight sleep studies for adults and kids, where all the equipment-monitors, electrodes, cameras, and microphones-is ready to go, and the experience is as private as it can be, with rooms set up with beds and safety rails for kids, instruction on sleep study kits before they're sent home, ongoing data collection, and thorough analysis afterward, covering a range of studies like polysomnography, CPAP titration, split night studies, maintenance of wakefulness tests (MWT), and multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT) for sleep concerns like apnea and narcolepsy.

    Overall, the facility works to meet both health and emotional needs for each person, with a focus on dignity and privacy, and being affiliated with Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and MediSys Health Network means residents have direct access to a wide scope of resources, all administered under the guidance of Thomas Younghans, Vice President and Administrator, in a setting that's comfortable and keeps everyday life going as smoothly as possible for people needing short-term support or longer help.

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    Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 89-40 135th St, Jamaica, NY 11418.

    No, Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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