Message from the President/CEO
Since its inception in 1907 as a shelter for 25 indigent men and women, Parker Jewish Institute has evolved into an internationally recognized 527-bed center for the health care and rehabilitation of adults, a shining constellation of community health care programs, a leading academic campus for the training of health care professionals, and an important research center for studies related to aging. For more than 7,000 adults served each year, Parker’s staff not only provides the best medical care, nursing and therapy, but also extends the hand of reassurance, the smile that warms the heart, and the words that say, “everything will be okay.”
Michael N. Rosenblut
President and CEO
Parker’s inpatient programs are renowned for excellence, innovation and compassion.
The Institute’s Post-Acute Care/Sub-Acute Care and Short Term Rehabilitation Programs promote independence and rapid return to home, after rehabilitation from the broad range of surgical procedures, stroke, amputation, injuries and illness. Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing at Parker emphasizes the importance of a warm, caring environment and quality of life.
Among many features, inpatient care at Parker is distinguished by:
• Physicians and Registered Nurses are on-duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy that help optimize recovery.
• Specialized treatments to deal with tracheotomies, I.V. therapy, chemotherapy,
post head and neck surgery, and wound care management.
• An on-site Medical Diagnostic Pavilion including dentistry, ophthalmology,
ear-nose-throat, radiology, orthopedics, podiatry and audiology.
• An on-site pharmacy.
• Psychiatry and psychology services.
• Breath for Life pulmonary rehabilitation services.
• Highly trained, licensed Social Workers.
• A Concierge Program that eases the transition from hospital or home.
• Therapeutic recreation activities that provide social, creative and intellectual stimulation.
• Full-service beauty salon and barber services.
• Excellent dining and nutrition services.
• A meditation suite and a cozy family lounge.
• A unique 24-hour “Hotline” to senior management.
Community Health Programs
Parker offers a unique medical model day care program for the frail elderly and disabled, located in the bright, modern setting of Parker’s Community Health Center, in Lake Success, New York. There is a separate program for those with memory loss, and a special Chinese cultural division. Parker’s Adult Day Health Care program is an opportunity for adult children to go to work and address other responsibilities, comforted by the knowledge that their elderly or disabled loved ones are enjoying a world of fun and excellent health care. Services are provided daily, 6 days a week, and include: Door-to-door transportation; an excellent hot meal; supervised activities, such as games, art, music, exercise, and live entertainment; nursing and medical care; physical and occupational therapy; eye care; podiatry; massage therapy; acupuncture; nutrition counseling; and psychological services.
The Alzheimer’s Day Care Center at Parker is a unique, flexible drop-in service that accepts participants at all stages of dementia. We customize schedules to meet the needs of family caregivers. The Center is open six days a week, Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm, Saturdays and holidays, 9am to 5pm. A new Saturday evening session, from 5pm to 11pm, is available. Located on the garden level of Parker’s main building, in New Hyde Park, the Center offers: A beautiful, safe, homelike environment; door-to-door transportation; programs that address memory loss and daily living skills; highly experienced professional staff; a broad range of supervised activities, including crafts, exercise, dancing, music, art, and gardening; bathing, grooming, and personal care; an excellent hot meal; family guidance and support groups.
The Melting Pot Quilt
Created by thirty-five residents, and adorning a lobby wall, the Melting Pot Quilt symbolizes the great cultural diversity at Parker, a microcosm of the melting pot that is New York and America. Each square of the Quilt portrays an important expression of the resident artist’s cultural background. As a popular art activity, the Quilt also brought residents together, resulting in many new friendships and a warm feeling of community. The illustration of the Statue of Liberty at the center of the Quilt was selected by the residents because it was the dramatic harbinger of freedom that many residents or their parents saw when they first came to the United States. It was drawn by Al Gordon, a Parker resident and a former illustrator for Marvel comics. Over the years, Mr. Gordon worked on the drawings of many well known comic characters, such as Batman, Spiderman and Superman, but never for a more appreciative audience than his fellow residents at Parker.
What Are They Saying About Parker?
The Alzheimer’s Day Care Center at Parker, a unique, flexible drop-in service that accepts participants at all stages of dementia, recently began offering a Saturday evening session, from 5 PM to 11 PM, once a month. A plentiful, hot dinner is served, and participants are able to enjoy a variety of activities, watch TV, or just chat with friends and staff, in the Center’s home-like setting, while family caregivers enjoy a well-deserved night out. Here is the reaction of a family member:
Community Health Programs
Participants in this program receive individualized nursing, medical and rehabilitation services that allow them to maintain maximum independence and remain in the comfort of their home. This program is available to residents of Queens and Nassau Counties, and Brooklyn. Applications may be made after discharge from a hospital or long term care facility, or directly from home. Services include: Nursing care and physician services; physical, occupational and speech therapy; Home Health Aides; Personal Care Workers; nutrition counseling; social work counseling; Personal Emergency Response System (PERS); medical supplies and equipment; and 24-hour telephone availability. The following services may be coordinated through this program: Medical transportation, medications, and medical day care.
Parker’s Community/Inpatient Hospice offers highly specialized care for terminally ill patients. Through pain control and symptom management, as well as emotional support, thoroughly experienced professional staff provides care in patients’ homes or nursing facilities, including Parker’s nursing home. We create personalized care plans that meet the individual needs of each patient, and foster a calm and loving environment that benefits patients and family members. Every patient has access to: Skilled nursing services; physician services; physical, occupational and speech therapy; spiritual counseling (multi-denominational); nutrition counseling; Home Health Aides; medical equipment and medications; Complementary Care Program; short term inpatient/respite care; ambulette transportation; bereavement counseling; social work services; 24-hour on-call services; and trained volunteers.
