A Guide to Innovative, Quality e Long Term Care c Options in New York r u o S e r 555 WEST 57TH STREET a NEW YORK, NY 10019 212.258.5330 P 212.258.5331 F WWW.CCLC.ORG C CareSource A Guide to Innovative, Quality Long Term Care Options in New York CCLC Staff Contacts: About CCLC The Continuing Care Leadership Coalition (CCLC) is a membership Scott C. Amrhein 212.506.5409 and advocacy organization representing more than 100 of the President nation’s most innovative and comprehensive not-for-profit and public long term care organizations in the New York metropolitan Roxanne G.Tena-Nelson 212.506.5412 area and beyond. CCLC’s establishment in 2003 as an affiliate of the Vice President Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) highlights the growing importance of continuing care services in today’s health Desmond D’Sa 212.506.5458 care marketplace. Associate Vice President of Finance and Reimbursement CCLC’s purpose is to shape, through advocacy, research, and education, Kelly L. Donohue an environment that supports the delivery of, and access to, contin- Director of Communications 212.506.5424 uing care services of the highest quality and to provide State and national leadership in advancing effective continuing care policies Jenifer H. Fergusson and practices through the collective experience, vision, and effort Events Planner 212.506.5426 of our members. LaSheandra Hunter 212.506.5429 The members of CCLC provide mission-driven services across the Operations Assistant continuum of care to people of all ages throughout the New York metropolitan area and beyond. CCLC’s members are leaders in the delivery of skilled nursing care, home health care, adult day health Albany Office Contact: care, respite care, hospice care, rehabilitation and subacute care, senior housing and assisted living, and services to populations with Laura L. Castelli special needs. Coordinator of State Policy and Advocacy 518.261.8180 www.cclcny.org 212.258.5330 phone 212.258.5331 fax Published in 2007 © 2007 Continuing Care Leadership Coalition 1 Contents HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 4 NURSING FACILITIES 7 HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES 105 LONG TERM CARE SYSTEMS 125 INDEXES 145 OTHER LONG TERM CARE SERVICES 146 Adult Day Health Care Programs 146 Housing 147 Managed Long Term Care Programs 147 NURSING FACILITIES BY SPECIALTIES 148 NURSING FACILITIES BY COUNTY 153 HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES BY TYPE 156 3 How to use this guide When consumers and providers of health care seek to access the Long term care systems are organizations with multiple entities long term care system, many find it difficult to navigate the options that provide more than one type of service. A long term care sys- available.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tem could include within its purview a nursing facility, a home health confirmed this and found that there is a need for better resources care agency, an adult day health care program, a managed long term to access the long term care system. In response to this need, we care program, and senior housing. A long term care system could also developed the CCLC CareSource as a guide for consumers, include any combination of the above types of entities. Particularly in providers, and other interested parties, offering ready access to the not-for-profit and public long term care provider community, accurate information on the premier long term care organizations long term care organizations now commonly offer a broad range of in the New York metropolitan area. services to meet the needs of older and disabled individuals both in inpatient settings as well as in the community. The CCLC CareSource contains a detailed table of contents to help users find long term care organizations by type of service and Additional information about the long term care organizations in by geographic area.There are three types of provider organizations this guide is available on several Web sites maintained by the State included in the CareSource, each with its own section in the and federal governments. New York State maintains a Nursing book—long term care systems, nursing facilities, and home care Home Profile section on its Web site (http://nursinghomes.nyhealth.gov/) agencies—and for each organization listed, the CareSource provides and is working to improve access to long term care information a full page of detailed information. through the NY Connects Web site (http://nyconnects.org/). The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) main- Nursing facilities provide a broad spectrum of services to indi- tains the Nursing Home Compare and Home Health Compare viduals who are too frail to live in the community, or need additional areas of the Medicare.gov Web site (http://www.medicare.gov/). rehabilitation or recovery following a hospital stay.Typically, a nursing Additional information on choosing long term care services may facility provides around-the-clock medical care, skilled nursing services, be found within the consumer area of the CCLC Web site social services, rehabilitation (e.g., physical, occupational, and speech (http://cclcny.org/consumer.htm). therapy), therapeutic recreation, nutritional services, and transportation to specialty medical services. In addition to these services, nursing Although CCLC has verified the information in the CareSource, we facilities often have libraries, coffee shops, boutiques, auditoriums for recommend that users be sure to contact organizations directly to programming, outdoor space, beauty salons, and financial services. confirm information as details may change over time.We hope that Many nursing facilities also provide subacute care following a hospital the CareSource will be a useful tool for you as you navigate the stay with the goals of returning the individual back to the community. long term care system. Subacute care usually includes intensive rehabilitation therapy and may be right for stroke patients, heart attack patients, orthopedic patients, individuals who have medically complex conditions, persons who require wound care, pain management, chemotherapy, or stabilization of anticoagulant therapy. Home care is provided in individuals’ homes through three types of agencies in New York State—certified home health agencies (CHHAs), long term home health care programs (LTHHCPs), or licensed home care services agencies (LHCSAs). A person might seek home care services for a short period of time to further recover following a hospital stay, or for a longer period of time to receive assistance with medications and other daily activities. CHHAs and LTHHCPs provide the professional care that is required, while LHCSAs provide the paraprofessional and other services that might be needed. New York State’s LTHHCP,also known as the Lombardi, or “nursing home without walls,” program, allows nursing home certifiable individuals to live in the community.This section of the CareSource includes free-standing home health agencies as well as agencies that are affiliated with long term care organizations or hospitals. 1Shugarman, Lisa R. and Brown, Julie A., Nursing Home Selection: How Do Consumers Choose? RAND Corporation for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Dec 2006) available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2006/chooseI.htm. 4 5 6 Nursing Facilities A. Holly Patterson Extended Amsterdam Nursing Home Care Facility Corporation 875 Jerusalem Avenue 1060 Amsterdam Avenue Uniondale, NY 11553 New York, NY 10025 Contact Information Contact Information Phone Number: (516) 572-1510 Phone Number: (212) 316-7700 Fax Number: (516) 483-1992 Fax Number: (212) 662-1793 Organization Web site: www.numc.edu (click on facilities and Organization Web site: www.amsterdamcares.org locations, then click on A. Holly Patterson) Type of Organization Type of Organization Multi-Service Long Term Care Organization Skilled Nursing Facility, Public Benefit Corporation Nursing Home, Adult Day Health Care Program, Continuing Care Profile Retirement Community (CCRC) in development A. Holly Patterson is a skilled nursing facility that opened in 1961 Profile to serve the residents of Nassau County. In 1999, the Nassau The mission of Amsterdam Nursing Home Corporation is "to pro- Health Care Corporation was created, a new entity that includes vide the comforts of life to the elderly and infirmed who require the Nassau University Medical Center, the A. Holly Patterson nursing home community-centered community in Port Washington, Extended Care Facility and seven free-standing community health N.Y." As envisioned in 1872 by our founder,The Reverend Isaac H. centers, ensuring a continuum of care for our residents. Our mission Tuttle, we work to "lighten the burden" of those we serve. is to provide quality care to the residents of Nassau County and surrounding areas without regard to source of payment. Our Service Area(s) licensed bed capacity is 589, which includes a 20-bed AIDS unit Manhattan (New York), CCRC will be in Nassau and a 20-bed ventilator unit. Population(s) Service Area(s) Seniors (age 60+) Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York City (five boroughs), Special Service(s) referrals accepted from all areas Alzheimer's, Diagnostic Radiology, Subacute Care Program, I.V. Population(s) Therapy, Hospice Program, Rehabilitation,Wound Care, Adults (age 16+), Seniors with Disabilities and/or Skilled Nursing Tracheostomy Care, Respite Program Needs,Veterans, Persons with HIV/AIDS,Ventilator Dependent Languages Spoken Patients, Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis, Patients Spanish, French, Russian, Creole,Tagalog