By: Judah Gutwein, L.N.H.A. - Regency Nursing & Rehabilitation CentersWhat Does POLST Stand For?POLST stands for Practitioner Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment.POLST is a set of medical orders that places control of end-of-life healthcare decisions into the hands of the patient.POLST forms are signed by the doctor and the patient and serves to outline the precise treatment that the patient wishes...
2/3/2018 8:00:00 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, LNHAVeteran residents at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens hosted a magnificent “Veterans Helping Veterans” event Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the facility, located at 157-15 19th Ave in Whitestone, NY.The event commenced at 2:00p.m. with a patriotic flag-raising ceremony to pay tribute to American veterans who served their country honorably during war and peace time. A veteran...
11/22/2017 8:00:00 AM
Here I was standing at the funeral of Rabbi Israel T, one of the beloved residents of our nursing home and a man I came to love and admire in the too short period of time that I was privileged to know him.Not only was I at the funeral, I was in the middle of my public eulogy at the request of his family and there was nary a dry eye in the crowd, including my own.I couldn’t help but be amazed at the...
11/10/2017 8:00:00 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, LNHA For: Regency Park Post-Acute, Nursing & Rehabilitation CentersRegency Park in Hazlet, NJ, is proud to congratulate its Administrator, Mr. Chaim Ribiat for receiving the 2017 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award!The Facility Leadership Award was introduced by one of ACHCA’s most revered leaders, the late Eli Pick, in 2008. Eli worked with colleague, John Sheridan of eHealth Data...
4/28/2017 4:00:00 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, L.N.H.A.Writing for: The Grand Healthcare SystemI have put together a list of several of the most commonly asked questions regarding the admission of a loved one to a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. I hope you will find it useful and on behalf of The Grand Healthcare System, we wish you the very best of luck!Q. What is Sub-acute Care and Rehabilitation? A. Subacute care...
4/24/2017 7:00:00 AM
What is Respite Care? Respite care is a short term relief for the primary caregiver.The caregiver also needs a break or a “respite’ from time to time, in order to recharge his/her batteries.The ability to take a break is especially vital for the primary caregiver of an individual suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s is a devastating illness that requires a continual level of supervision and...
5/27/2016 7:00:00 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, LNHA, - Regency Post-Acute Rehabilitation and Nursing CentersHere are some of the most commonly asked questions regarding the admission and stay of your loved one at any Nursing and Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center. We get asked these questions quite a bit at Regency Nursing and Rehab Centers, whether at our Somerset woods location, or at any of our other facilities throughout New...
5/14/2016 7:00:00 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, LNHA - Regency Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers, NJLet’s face it, the reality of life in the United States of America, is that most of us are forced to survive on a dual income (where “he works and she works”).In fact, we work long hours to make ends meet and we are often involved in tedious and manual labor at the workplace. The truth of the matter is, even without backbreaking...
3/31/2016 4:40:50 AM
By: Judah Gutwein, for Regency Nursing & Post-acute Rehabilitation CentersSleep!Elusive sleep is something we all crave and something we all feel we don’t get enough of.Certainly, everyone needs a good night’s sleep and overall good sleeping habits in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.However, normal sleep deprivation is part and parcel of our daily lives and a byproduct of the fact that we work...
2/8/2016 5:00:00 AM
Generally, in-patient rehab in a skilled nursing facility revolves around the 3 disciplines of therapy which is vital not only in the healing process, but also necessary, in order to establish a viable payor source under Medicare guidelines and regulations.Pharmacology plays an important role in the clinical protocol for every patient, since there will often be a correlation between the drugs a patient...
11/20/2015 8:00:00 AM