Skilled Nursing in a
Caring, Comfortable Environment
When a loved one can no longer remain at home, the Methodist Home provides a caring, professional alternative. We focus on the diverse needs of every individual with social, recreational and educational programs that feature stimulating activities to promote socialization, and foster self-esteem, in a comfortable and safe environment.
Long-term residents at the Methodist Home receive sophisticated round-the-clock medical monitoring and intensive nursing care. The Home’s nursing rehabilitation program addresses such skills such as ambulation, feeding and grooming, communication, bed mobility and splint/brace application. Residents with Alzheimer’s disease also benefit from our specialized therapeutic milieu and programs.
How Do We Do It?
- Careful selection of staff members who excel professionally
and have a compassionate and sensitive understanding
of our residents’ lives and needs. Many of our nurses, nursing assistants, aides and support personnel have been with us for decades. - Personalized care plans created by a multidisciplinary team that includes physical and occupational therapists, a doctor, a registered nurse, a speech and recreational therapist, and other specialists. (The Methodist Home is a recognized clinical campus for teaching in medicine, nursing, nutrition, administration and social work.)
Basic services include:
- Physician, dental, physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
- Well prepared meals with flexible options for religious and therapeutic diets.
- Private room and bath in our elegant, historic residence
- Specialty physician services from all areas of medicine
- Cultural entertainment
- Intergenerational programs
We are always striving for new and creative ways to provide a dignified life in a secure, warm and stimulating environment for people suffering from Alzheimer’s, as well as Dementia. The Methodist Home brings together personalized programs with a highly trained staff, led by a specially trained director, that enable residents to realize greater enjoyment in daily living.
The Home’s Dementia Program staff is interdisciplinary and includes an Activities Director, as well as nurses, nurse assistants, a dietician, social worker and rehabilitation specialists.
Experienced staff members provide personal, one-on-one support during the first few weeks following admission to ensure a smooth transition for residents to their new environment, and to address issues in a timely manner.
Throughout the year, our staff works to develop a close rapport with residents to encourage them to participate in a wide range of daily activities from sensory stimulation to cognitive games to dancing and music therapies.
Staff members are specially trained to ensure residents’ comfort and offer increased support to family and friends as the disease progresses.
Palliative Care
Compassionate End-of-Life Care
Sometimes residents are faced with medical situations in which a cure is not an option. The Methodist Home provides a Palliative Care program that enhances comfort as well as an individual ’s experience during this time.
Why Palliative Care?
Unique physical, emotional, spiritual, social and financial needs occur during the final phases of life. An interdisciplinary team gives patients and their families care that alleviates suffering and promotes the highest quality of life possible. Major concerns are pain and symptom management, information sharing and advance care planning, psychosocial and spiritual support, and coordination of care.
The Methodist Home is one of the few skilled nursing facilities in New York City to offer palliative care. To discuss a referral, obtain additional information, or arrange for a tour, please contact the Director of Admissions at 718-548-5100 ext. 224.
All services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most managed care contracts, including Aetna, GHI, WellCare and HealthFirst. We also accept private pay.
