Care is provided by experienced therapists. The Parker Jewish Institute s Community Health Center offers a broad-based network of medical, nursing, therapeutic, social and recreational services on an outpatient basis. The Center encompasses Parker s Adult Day Health Center and its Diagnostic and Treatment Center, which makes available a full complement of health care services in one location. The Home Health Care Program at the Parker Jewish Institute brings a wide range of health and other supportive services directly into the home of the frail elderly. The program includes nursing care, physical and occupational therapy, nutritional planning, and social work counseling.
Treatment can also include emergency alarm response service and medical transportation.
It is intended for patients who no longer require acute care hospitalization but do need additional treatment before returning home. The average length of stay for patients is five to eight days. Physicians are on duty 24 hours a day and a cardiac emergency response team operates full-time as well. Tracheotomies, I.V. therapy, pain management, chemotherapy, and wound management are among the treatments available. The medical staff at Parker is one of the largest and most highly trained within any similar facility in the country.