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.
