St. Barnabas Nursing Home Profile

Physical Plant: General
New facility, opened 1994
Brick structure, contemporary design
Situated on tree-lined campus
7 stories
199 beds/33 beds per floor (except 34 on 7)
On each floor: Recreation room, dining room, smoking room
Bridge physically connects nursing home to hospital
Outdoor terraces for recreation

Patient Population:

Special Services:
Ventilator Dependency (22 beds/4^th floor)

• First nursing home in Bronx certified by state for Ventilator Dependency Unit

  • HIV (33 beds/3^rd floor)

  • Adult Day Care (main floor)

• Medical Model

• Transportation provided

• Open 7 days - Frequent field trips

• Rehabilitation: Goal: Reach optimal function level

  • Physical and Occupational Therapy provided on premises

  • Best-equipped PT Unit in skilled nursing care facility in the Bronx

    • Universal gym, treadmill, matted exercise, parallel bars, simulated stair training, recombinant stepper, power trainer

    • Access to hospital whirlpool

• Occupational Therapy: emphasizes activities for daily living

  • Eye hand coordination, fine motor coordination, upper body strength, adaptive equipment.