Jamaica Hospital Medical Center - TCU

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center - TCU is a small, seven-bed transitional care unit inside Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where seniors who need daily medical care or help after an illness or surgery can get round-the-clock nursing home care and support before safely going back home, and there's a Board Certified team of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals working together with each person and their family; you'll find choices of studio rooms and residents get help with daily activities like bathing, plus occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language services, medication management, and wound care, and there's food and nutrition services too, which is good because some older adults have special diets or trouble eating, and you see the staff really aims to help each person recover from all kinds of conditions-from weakness after a long hospital stay, heart and lung problems, surgeries like hip fractures, to strokes and Parkinson's disease, so everyone gets care that fits their needs and hopefully avoids going back to the hospital. This unit is non-profit and part of a larger hospital that has lots of services, including a pharmacy called Jamaica RX for picking up prescriptions, eye care, a sleep center, prenatal programs, family clinics in the community, an emergency room, a hospice unit, palliative care, and care for children, so seniors and their families can connect with many kinds of support in one place. For the last three years, this place hasn't had any state fines, payment cuts, or reported problems, and its nursing home has a top 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, though the overall community setting is rated 4.9 out of 10, which is something folks might want to consider, because everybody's needs and feelings about community settings are different. Admissions here go to people who need skilled nursing or rehab daily but don't take folks who are critically ill. The Transitional Care Unit focuses on rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and care management to help patients get their strength back, manage their medicines, and arrange for help at home, and they provide both short-term and long-term stays as needed.