Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. welcomed Hurricane Sandy evacuees from the Resort Nursing Home in Far Rockaway, N.Y. Bethel provided hot meals and showers for 15 displaced residents and 30 members of the disaster response team.
These evacuees have been temporarily placed at Bethel as part of Mayor Bloomberg's mandatory evacuation of Zone A, one of the low-lying areas in New York City to suffer the brunt of Hurricane Sandy's 70+ mph winds and tide surges. The Resort Nursing Home, a 280-bed skilled nursing facility in Zone A, located on 430 Beach and 68th Street in Far Rockaway, is not far from the waterfront where the hurricane caused damaging floods and devastation.
Janet Levine, Administrator of BNRC, explained that she had received a call from Mayor Bloomberg's Office of Emergency Management asking if Bethel could accommodate some of the Resort's residents. "I told them that, of course, we would do whatever was necessary to make room for their evacuees. We wanted to help in any way we could," Levine said in a press release.
A triage center had been set up so that when the residents arrived, their needs could be assessed and appropriate treatment could be administered as necessary. As the ambulances arrived, residents were wheeled in for triage evaluation and then taken to their rooms which had been especially prepared for them earlier that day.
The Springvale Inn, Bethel's assisted living senior residence in Croton, has also opened its doors to six residents in the community seeking respite care from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
For more information about Bethel's services, which include home care, adult day services, independent and assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, hospice and respite care, call (914) 739-6700.
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