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We provide 24-hour skilled and sub-acute nursing care. Our nursing staff is available around the clock, under the direction of our Director and Assistant Director of Nursing, to manage the care of our residents with a wide gamut of chronic and acute medical conditions, as well as varying levels of dementia and other psychiatric and social disorders.

Short and Long Term Rehabilitation	Palliative, Comfort and Hospice Care:	Dementia Care:

Residents who are recovering from surgery or a medical event such as a stroke or fracture receive comprehensive therapy to return them to their highest level of functioning. Our team of professionals has extensive training and experience in rehabilitative medicine. Our team provides Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Post-operative Orthopedic Care, Post-stroke Training in Self-care, Post Cardiac Care and Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care.	We provide Palliative and Comfort Care for residents and families facing end-of-life issues. Services include pain management, comfort and safety care, and psychological, emotional and spiritual support. Our specialized medical and dietary staff addresses all symptoms of the resident disease process to provide maximum comfort to our residents during this difficult time. We have contracted with Metropolitan Jewish Hospice Services to provide onsite Hospice Services.	Our staff provides excellent care to those residents suffering with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. We provide a safe, secure and loving environment with the goal of slowing this disease process to the degree possible. Our staff psychiatrist and psychologist play an integral role in the delivery of dementia care.

Physician Services
Under the watchful eyes of our experienced geriatric Medical Director, our team of physicians provides routine and acute medical care to our residents. Physician services are available twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. In addition, our physicians are readily available for telephone or in-person consultations to address your questions and concerns.

Psychological and Psychiatric Services
Through individual and group psychotherapy, as well as psycho-pharmacology, our experienced therapists assist residents dealing with difficult emotional and psychiatric issues. They provide support and an opportunity for residents to express themselves in a safe and supportive environment. When clinically indicated, our psychiatrist also intervenes with medication management services.

Social Work Services
Social work services are provided to residents and families to assist in dealing with issues related to placement, adjustment and discharge planning. Our social work staff is readily accessible to families for telephone and in-person consultations.

Our multi-cultural staff speaks numerous languages including: Spanish, French, Creole, Russian, and Polish.

Recreation Services:
Our creative activities staff offers a variety of programs based on a resident’s interests, needs and abilities. Through resident and family interviews our staff tries to ascertain, the types of programs that may be appropriate based on the history of the resident. Events take place daily throughout the facility and on our newly constructed patio. We also take full advantage of our location which is directly across the street from the lovely Cuyler-Gore Park. Individualized one-on-one activities are provided in residents' rooms for those residents requiring this type of service. Regularly scheduled trips to the movies, beaches, shopping malls or sporting events occur throughout the year.

Dietary Services
Dietary services are provided by Registered Dietitians and the Food Service Director. We are sensitive to the cultural nutritional needs of our diverse resident population. We provide a large number of therapeutic diets based on the physician orders. Nutritional counseling is provided to help the resident better understand the nature of their dietary needs as a result of their diagnoses.

To learn more about the services offered at New Carlton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, contact us here or call (718) 789-6262.