Adult Day Care Center What Research Proposal

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The Short-Term Rehabilitation Unit at Palm Gardens has 40 beds, rooms with private and semi-private accommodations, and a gymnasium. The rooms all have "large windows" so patients can enjoy plenty of natural light. The rooms are equipped with televisions, phone lines, a small refrigerator and pantry so snacks for the patient and visitors are close by at all times.

Is the Palm Gardens Center associated with any particular religion? No, the facility is "non-sectarian" - so patients of the Jewish faith, Christianity, Muslim and other faiths are all welcomed and should be comfortable without the pressure of having to go through rituals or traditions of a particular religion.

The modern equipment on site offers the latest in therapy for all patients. Palm Gardens has the following technologies: Ultra Sound, Kinetron, Paraffin Bath, Electrical Stimulation, Electric Standing Box, Kinetic Exercise Equipment and Electric Mats. The center has computers, parallel bars, and a therapy gym for working with the physical therapist.
The Web site for Palm Gardens points out that the facility is equipped with staff and technologies that are able to work with the following disabilities and medical problems: stroke, brain tumors, mild traumatic brain injuries, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, among other medical issues like degenerative joint diseases, fractures, joint replacements and spinal surgeries.

It is clear that Palm Gardens Center is well-equipped and well staffed and that it meets all the requirements the New York State Health Department has established for a Adult Day Care Center.

Works Cited

New Lifestyles. (2008). Palm Gardens Center. Retrieved February 29, 2009, at http://www.newlifestyles.com/facility/facility.aspx?id=21532.

New York Health Department. (2008). About Nursing Home Services. Retrieved February 27, 2009, at http://www.nyhealth.gov/facilities/nursing.all_services.html

Palm Gardens Center. (2009). Palm Gardens. Retrieved February 27, 2009, at http://www.palmgardencenter.com......

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