Transitional Care Unit (TCU)

 

Specialized Medical, Nursing and Rehab Services

Making the Transition to Independent Living Easier

Speeding the Transition from the Hospital to Home
The Transitional Care Unit at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital is for patients whose acute care is complete but who continue to need specialized medical, nursing and rehab services because they are not yet ready for the next level of care.

The Benefit of Active Rehabilitation
Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU’s guiding principle is that active participation in rehabilitative therapies can speed transition from the hospital to home. 

Our services include:

• Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Services
  • Physical Therapy
    
  • Occupational Therapy
    
  • Speech Therapy
• Recreational Activities
• Patient Education
  • Food/Nutrition Counseling
    
  • Diabetes Education
    
  • Wound/Ostomy Care
    
  • Home Exercises
    
  • Fall Prevention
    
  • COPD Cass
• Discharge Planning
  • Social Services
    

Restorative Comfort to Foster Independent Living
Our 20-bed care unit is located within Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, offering a seamless transition from the hospital to the care unit. The multidisciplinary therapy room, coupled with the cozy and welcoming recreational/dining space, provides our patients and their families with a space that encourages healing and fosters independence. 

Types of patients considered for TCU (but not limited to):

• Recent stroke sufferers
  
• Completing treatment for osteomyelitis
  
• Post-surgical with respiratory care needs
  
• Undergoing therapy for systemic infections
  
• Newly diagnosed with diabetes and requiring patient/caregiver education
  
• New ostomy patients
  
• Post surgical orthopedic patients
  
• COPD patients
  

Our TCU Team
For More Information about Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Transitional Care Unit, contact:

• Neal Sckolnick, MD, Medical Director
  516-497-7328
  
• Rahchel Bein, LNHA, Administrator
  516-497-7329
  
• Cindy Lee, BSN, Clincal Coordinator
  516-632-3019
  
• Zapora Burillo, MS, RN, CNN, Director of Nursing
  516-632-3019

5 out of 5 stars
Highest Quality Rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)