The Rehabilitation Center has a history of more than two decades of success. Upon completion of treatment, more than 98 percent of their patients are able to return to their previous living circumstances. Under the direction of physiatrists - physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation – RUNNELLS’ Rehabilitation Center uses an interdisciplinary approach, providing short term therapy to develop skills that will promote as high a degree of self reliance as each individual can achieve. The twenty-five bed unit offers therapy and social services to both inpatients and outpatients.
Nursing Care
Among nursing facilities, the RUNNELLS Nursing Care unit, for both long and short stays (300 beds), is unique in that it is staffed 24 hours-a-day by physicians and professional nurses. The medical team includes geriatric nurse practitioners, psychiatrist, psychologist, and professional social workers, who are on staff and attend daily to residents needs.
Occupational, physical and activities therapists design individualized programs for residents to strengthen interpersonal skills, build greater self-reliance and improve physical abilities. Palliative care for those in the final stages of an illness is also available. An active Resident Council provides a forum through which residents can express their concerns.
Sub-acute Care
Sub-acute nursing care is also available at RUNNELLS. This service is designed to meet today’s need for an integrated program which can serve patients who are categorized as sub-acute or post-acute. Appropriate patients are those who have recovered to a point where they no longer require the level of care offered in an acute care hospital, neither are they well enough to endure the rigors of the Rehabilitation program, nor well enough to return home. Patients in RUNNELLS’ short stay care enjoy all the benefits and amenities already in place at the facility, including a staff that prides itself in maintaining an atmosphere of warmth and friendliness combined with the highest quality of professional care.
Respite Care
Many residents find themselves caring for a loved one in their home, be it a parent, a grandparent or a spouse who no longer has the ability to function on their own on a full time basis. This makes it difficult, if not impossible for the care giver to leave - even for a few days. They’re not able to travel to attend important events with family and friends such as weddings or family reunions. Families with younger children aren’t able to take off for a week at the shore. Some just can’t seem to get any time for themselves.
These care givers need to feel secure that their loved one is in a safe, healthy and caring environment while they take some time off.
To meet this need, RUNNELLS offers Respite Care in the Nursing Care area. Included are all of those things that make for the quality care RUNNELLS is known for: physician and RN’s in-house 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week; a wide variety of events and activities, semi-private rooms with basic cable TV, and meals and snacks. The minimum stay is three days. For those that have qualified for Medicaid there is some coverage available.
Cornerstone
Cornerstone (44 beds), RUNNELLS behavioral health program, offers patients a rehabilitative environment and an integrated therapeutic approach including group and family therapy, social services and round-the-clock professional nursing care. This critical service offers a place where patients can recover from the stresses of mental and emotional problems while remaining close to home, facilitating family support programs.
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10 Elizabethtown Plaza • Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207
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