West Lawrence Care Center sits in Far Rockaway, NY, at 1410 Seagirt Blvd and has 215 beds for both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, so it's a very large facility where folks can get help if they need it, whether they're staying for a while or coming in to recover and leave. The place is officially listed as a nursing home community, though it falls under the bigger umbrella of senior living options, including assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes, and it's run by West Lawrence Care Center, LLC, which is a for-profit partnership. Now, while prices aren't posted, some folks have left reviews online and the score is low, landing around 1.3 to 1.5 stars out of 5, based on 3 reviews, so there have been mixed opinions, and not everyone who stayed here felt satisfied.
Staffing-wise, the center gives about 1.02 total staff hours for each resident, with 0.42 hours from RNs, 0.6 hours from LPNs, and 1.81 hours from CNAs per resident, so there is round-the-clock care from nurses and aides, and the occupancy rate is high, at about 97%, with 209 residents out of the 215 certified beds filled. The center is quite diverse, with multilingual staff able to speak Cantonese, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, which can make things easier for families whose home language isn't English.
For amenities, West Lawrence offers a garden, patio, resident parking, and even a spa-so there are a few outdoor spots and things to make downtime pleasant. The care team looks after people who might have delirium, pain from pressure sores, or trouble with weight loss, and helps those with urinary tract infections or bladder and bowel control concerns, keeping track of pain and checking for pressure sores regularly, as well as giving flu and pneumonia shots to long-term residents, doing what's needed to keep folks healthy as best they can. The building's got partially sprinklered fire safety features, resident and family councils, and it stays ready for emergencies. The community isn't inside a hospital, not part of a larger continuing care retirement community, and doesn't have a Quality Indicator Survey or a Special Focus Facility label.
West Lawrence participates in both Medicare and Medicaid programs and helps connect people with local senior living advisors, should families need guidance or placement help, and it shares information on health and legal matters for seniors in the region. So, anyone looking for long-term or short-term skilled nursing care might consider West Lawrence Care Center, which tries to meet the needs of a large, diverse group of seniors, though various reviews show satisfaction levels have been mixed.
