Pediatric Long Term Care
RUTLAND NURSING HOME
About Us
Rutland has a dedicated 32-bed pediatric long-term care unit for children with severe developmental and metabolic disorders. The unit is staffed with nurses and pediatricians 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Medical care in Rutland Nursing Home is coordinated by physicians experienced and dedicated to pediatrics. Encouraging our young residents to maximize their ability to lead active and fulfilling lives, licensed nurses provide optimal nursing care and therapists deliver state-of-the-art physical, occupational, recreational, and speech therapies.
Special Services
- Muscular/Musculoskeletal function Restorative Therapy
- Activities of Daily Living Restorative Therapy
- Restorative Therapy for functional communication and swallowing mechanics
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Special Services
- Pain Management
- Sensory Integration Program
- Adaptive Equipment Evaluation & Treatment
- Quality Of Life & Life Enrichment Program
- Comprehensive Discharge Planning Child Life Program
Our team of board-certified therapists and specialists support the holistic needs of our residents with a variety of individualized and age-appropriate therapeutic experiences such as: Creative Arts Therapy (Art, Music, Dance/Movement), Recreation Therapy and Chaplaincy/Pastoral/Spiritual services. Rutland also provides care for children with medically complex and neurological conditions. This includes residents who require specialized skin care, feeding, monitoring, vent/trach management and weaning, and palliative care.
Special Programs
Skilled Nursing Care
IV Antibiotics Therapy
Tracheostomy Management
Wound Care Management
Medication Management
Enteral Feeding Management via Gastrostomy, Nasal Gastric Tube, and TPN
Central Line Catheter Management
Respiratory Therapy including High Flow Oxygen Therapy, Airway Clearance Therapy, Noninvasive Positive Airway Pressure Therapy (BIPAP)
Brand new Masimo Alarm Management System
Epilepsy and Seizure Disorder Management using new breakthrough treatments such as Epidiolex, a Cannabidiol-based seizure medication
Medicine & Nursing
Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology
- On-Site Physical Therapy Gym
- On-Site Occupational Therapy Gym
- Customized Wheelchairs and Supportive Devices
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Neuro-Psych Program
- Oral-Motor Therapy
- On-site Orthotics Clinic
Address:
RUTLAND NURSING HOME
PEDIATRICS
525 Schenectady Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Tel: 718-604-5603
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