Jackson Heights Life

Hello everyone,

My father recently suffered a massive stroke which lead to cardiac arrest- for 6 minutes his brain did not receive oxygen.. Last week he was in a coma and on life support and couldn’t breathe without a ventilator, today he is breathing on his own and wakes up randomly, but is still not fully awake or responding to commands. We are waiting for one more test to tell us how bad it is but, we’d like to start researching rehab facilities since my dad will have to learn how to walk, talk, etc.. Have any of you had loved ones in Regal Heights rehab/nursing facility on 35th ave? Ideally, I’d like a facility that is close by and provides excellent care, where I can check on my dad through the day to make sure all is as it should be.

If you’ve had any experience here - please let me know.

If there is a rehab facility in queens or the city where you had a good experience, please let me know.

I have friends at Cornell who have suggested their in patient rehab facility which I’m also looking into.

Thank you so much in advance!! I appreciate any tidbit you can provide!

So sorry you're dealing with this.

I don't have personal experience with anywhere local, but if you don't already know, Medicare's Nursing Home Compare is a good tool for looking into a lot of these places, which are inspected by health officials—and those inspection reports are public. (Many rehab facilities are also nursing homes.)

Here's the profile on Regal Heights:
https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#profTab=0&ID=335820&loc=11372&lat=40.7527924&lng=-73.8801301&name=regal&Distn=1.0

And the tool:
https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html

Of course this is only a starting point / check on somewhere you've had recommended, but it's one piece of information that can be helpful and can help guard against some of the places with truly worrisome records in terms of health code violations.

I sent you a PM

Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience with my dad at Regal Heights approximately four years ago. They were extremely short-staffed on his floor and my family actually filed a complaint against them. I had a much better experience with my mother at New York Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on 21st Street/Astoria Blvd. and would highly recommend them especially for the type of care your father will need.