By ELAINE D'AURIZIO / The Record
LINCOLN PARK - The newest addition to a growing local "health campus" is bringing in a lot of green, for both clients seeking soothing rehabilitation and a borough looking for a revenue and employment boost.
When it opens, likely in April, the Jerry and Dolores Turco (JDT) Medical Rehabilitation Center will feature the Atrium Healing Garden, offering the sights, sounds and serenity of an Asian garden.
"It will stimulate the senses through tropical plants," said Mimi Feliciano, who took over the 547-bed Lincoln Park Renaissance Rehab and Nursing Home started 45 years ago by her late parents, Jerry and Dolores Turco. "It will have the ambiance of a spa/hotel, which is unlike any rehabilitation center ever built."
The $13 million center will also be a double asset to Lincoln Park, bringing in at least $100,000 to $150,000 each year in new tax dollars after a pending reassessment, and projecting the hiring of 50 to 75 new workers registered nurses, nurse's aides and therapists.
Other facilities on the so-called health campus off West Pinebrook Road are the Lincoln Park Care Center and Lincoln Park Hospice.
The center is Feliciano's brainchild. When she took over her parents' short and long-term nursing home seven years ago, she asked short-term patients what they wanted during their stay.
"The industry is changing," she said. "I came in with a fresh set of eyes and interviewed people. I learned that short-term or sub-acute patients don't want to be in a nursing home."
Although the center is on land zoned residential, town planners approved the application in December 2007 because "the applicant made a good case as to why it was a good project," said Joseph Maiella, borough administrator and planner. "It served the changing needs of the health industry and was going to bring in people from other towns. It was also with the understanding that they wouldn't increase the number of beds."
That meant making 60 more suites or private rooms, with beds transferred from the nursing home.
"It looks beautiful and is a great addition to the town," said Mayor David Runfeldt. "Some of the services they will provide will be a great advantage to the residents. My understanding is that they are going to open it to other towns. It's a win-win situation."
On the standard medical side, "the rehabilitation center provides complete inpatient and outpatient speech, occupational and physical rehabilitation services," said John Passuth, senior account supervisor and public relations officer. "Therapists will offer residents advanced rehabilitation when recovering from surgery, illness or injury."
On the agenda are community outreach programs to seniors where they can get medical information and socialization, screenings and evaluations. They can even invest in a "bank" where a person gets credit for services to others and can claim that help back when they need it themselves.
Then there are the special refinements: The 65,000-square-foot "state of the art" rehabilitation center will combine Eastern and Western medical practices to create a healing environment.
The short-term or subacute patients who stay in one of the 60 private rooms will be catered to in style, Feliciano said, adding "You're going to feel as if you are in a suite in a five-star hotel. I wanted to give people what they wanted, and what they said they wanted is privacy and to be away from long-term care patients. They don't want to feel as if they are in a nursing home."
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Luxury Surroundings May Help Ease the Pain at New Rehab Center in Lincoln Park
by Eugene Paik/For The Star-Ledger
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 7:22 PM
LINCOLN PARK -- With amenities like massages, a Japanese healing garden, a sauna, private suites and a beauty salon, a new rehab center in Lincoln Park is aiming to make life a little easier for patients who have a grueling recovery period ahead of them.
As in any rehab center, simple chores - ironing clothes, shopping for food and planting flowers - are physical challenges for those recovering from physical injuries as they try to ease back into what used to be their daily routines.
But the soon-to-open Jerry and Delores Turco Medical Rehab Center is also offering luxury surroundings, complete with a concierge and day spa, to its patients, according to center officials who offered a preview of the facility today.
"There's really no other place like this," said Toni Loyas, the corporate director of rehabilitation for the center, which is being marketed to baby boomers who want something more than a hospital environment. "You'll be amazed how a simple act becomes difficult when you have crutches."
The centerpiece of the facility is Rehab Road, a simulated neighborhood community which measures more than 2,000 square feet. In it, men and women with walkers can learn to swing a golf club again, practicing their putting around small hole in the front of the room. Patients learning how to unload groceries with a cane can walk over to a Ford Taurus and practice.
The new 65,000-square-feet rehab center is located on the Lincoln Park Healthcare Experience campus, which also features nursing homes, a hospice and another rehabilitation center.
This facility, according to center officials, is the only one of its kind in New Jersey, and they say its amenities distinguish it as one of a handful of pioneers nationwide in luxury rehab centers.
Officials from the state chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association and the New Jersey Hospital Association could not be reached for comment yesterday to verify those claims.
However, some of the scores of invited health-care officials touring the building yesterday were impressed by its opulence.
"I think with people who are 50- to 70-years-old, they're looking for a facility that is like a hotel environment," said Joan Beloff, director of community outreach for Chilton Memorial Hospital.
"The building has all the amenities of a five-star hotel," said Ralph Vitaro, the publisher and president of Drug Delivery Technology magazine. "It's a calming place."
Luxury may be a new trend for rehab centers, say officials at the center, who added that it doesn't accept patients until July 6 but already has seen a demand for rooms.
"People don't want to be somewhere sterile," said Mimi Feliciano, CEO of the center. "Especially the baby boomers - they want something elegant."
That's why Feliciano, the daughter of the late real-estate developer Jerry Turco Sr., spent more than two years on the project, which cost more than $10 million.
"This is what they want," she said. "They want things that are at a different level."
Eugene Paik is a reporter for the New Jersey Local News Service. He can be reached at (908) 243-6240 or epaik@njlns.com.
http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/06/luxury_surrounds_may_help_ease.html
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 7:22 PM
LINCOLN PARK -- With amenities like massages, a Japanese healing garden, a sauna, private suites and a beauty salon, a new rehab center in Lincoln Park is aiming to make life a little easier for patients who have a grueling recovery period ahead of them.
As in any rehab center, simple chores - ironing clothes, shopping for food and planting flowers - are physical challenges for those recovering from physical injuries as they try to ease back into what used to be their daily routines.
But the soon-to-open Jerry and Delores Turco Medical Rehab Center is also offering luxury surroundings, complete with a concierge and day spa, to its patients, according to center officials who offered a preview of the facility today.
"There's really no other place like this," said Toni Loyas, the corporate director of rehabilitation for the center, which is being marketed to baby boomers who want something more than a hospital environment. "You'll be amazed how a simple act becomes difficult when you have crutches."
The centerpiece of the facility is Rehab Road, a simulated neighborhood community which measures more than 2,000 square feet. In it, men and women with walkers can learn to swing a golf club again, practicing their putting around small hole in the front of the room. Patients learning how to unload groceries with a cane can walk over to a Ford Taurus and practice.
The new 65,000-square-feet rehab center is located on the Lincoln Park Healthcare Experience campus, which also features nursing homes, a hospice and another rehabilitation center.
This facility, according to center officials, is the only one of its kind in New Jersey, and they say its amenities distinguish it as one of a handful of pioneers nationwide in luxury rehab centers.
Officials from the state chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association and the New Jersey Hospital Association could not be reached for comment yesterday to verify those claims.
However, some of the scores of invited health-care officials touring the building yesterday were impressed by its opulence.
"I think with people who are 50- to 70-years-old, they're looking for a facility that is like a hotel environment," said Joan Beloff, director of community outreach for Chilton Memorial Hospital.
"The building has all the amenities of a five-star hotel," said Ralph Vitaro, the publisher and president of Drug Delivery Technology magazine. "It's a calming place."
Luxury may be a new trend for rehab centers, say officials at the center, who added that it doesn't accept patients until July 6 but already has seen a demand for rooms.
"People don't want to be somewhere sterile," said Mimi Feliciano, CEO of the center. "Especially the baby boomers - they want something elegant."
That's why Feliciano, the daughter of the late real-estate developer Jerry Turco Sr., spent more than two years on the project, which cost more than $10 million.
"This is what they want," she said. "They want things that are at a different level."
Eugene Paik is a reporter for the New Jersey Local News Service. He can be reached at (908) 243-6240 or epaik@njlns.com.
http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/06/luxury_surrounds_may_help_ease.html
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Lincoln Park Healthcare Taps Linda Husti as New CFO
Linda Husti has been hired by Lincoln Park Healthcare as its new Chief Financial Officer. Husti will oversee the business office and accounting operations as well as the IT department for Lincoln Park Healthcare, including a partnership with Montclair State University’s IT students for externships at the center. Husti is a CPA and earned her Masters of Business Administration degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
“I knew from the very beginning that she was exactly the right person to serve as CFO, especially with her diverse background that reflects sound business leadership, finance and operations experience and the ability to manage,” said Mimi Feliciano, CEO of Lincoln Park Healthcare. Feliciano continues, “I am extremely pleased and proud that an individual with Linda’s expertise and talent, high level of integrity and commitment to teamwork is a member of the Lincoln Park Healthcare team.”
“I knew from the very beginning that she was exactly the right person to serve as CFO, especially with her diverse background that reflects sound business leadership, finance and operations experience and the ability to manage,” said Mimi Feliciano, CEO of Lincoln Park Healthcare. Feliciano continues, “I am extremely pleased and proud that an individual with Linda’s expertise and talent, high level of integrity and commitment to teamwork is a member of the Lincoln Park Healthcare team.”
Husti recently served as the CFO for Spa Lady, a national fitness center for women
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Lincoln Park Healthcare CEO Named to Board of Montclair State University's School of Business
Lincoln Park Healthcare CEO Mimi Feliciano has been named to the board of the Montclair State University’s School of Business. Feliciano is CEO and owner of the Lincoln Park Healthcare facility in Lincoln Park, NJ.
"Mimi is an excellent addition to our board, bringing the knowledge and experience of a successful business woman in a highly competitive field,” said William Turner, Dean of Montclair State University’s School of Business. “We look forward to utilizing her energy, expertise, and business savvy to further our mission for the benefit of our students in the School of Business."
“I am honored to be working with Montclair State University on this level and to help guide one of New Jersey’s finest business schools into the future,” said Feliciano. “The Business School of Montclair State University already has an excellent reputation for being a leader in business education, and I am looking forward to assist in continuing that legacy for years to come.”
This appointment, which began with the start of the spring 2009 semester, continues the already strong relationship between Lincoln Park Healthcare and Montclair State University.
“Our existing relationship with the school has been an abundantly rewarding experience for both Lincoln Park Healthcare and the students at the university. Montclair State students are actively involved in a host of externships with Lincoln Park Healthcare, including comprehensive work with the Department of Management & Information Systems and we look forward to expanding this relationship with the opening of our new Jerry and Dolores Turco Medical Rehabilitation Center.”
The Jerry and Dolores Turco Medical Rehab Center, slated to open in late spring, maintains the tradition of excellent care established by Lincoln Park Care Center, Lincoln Park Hospice and Lincoln Park Renaissance Rehab & Nursing Center. The JDT center will be one of the New Jersey’s most innovative rehabilitation centers, offering patients private rooms and unique treatment methods, such as a healing garden, “Rehab Road,” and medi-day spa for greater patient care and recovery.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Jerry and Dolores Turco Medical Rehab Center Combines Eastern and Western Medicine for an Extraordinary Healing Environment
The healing process is not only centered on physical wellbeing, but also on emotional wellbeing. We recognize the importance of providing patients with an environment that provides an atmosphere of relaxation, allowing peaceful focus on rehabilitation.
The soon-to-open JDT Medical Rehab Center will feature one of New Jersey’s largest and most unique healing gardens as part of a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation setting that will treat the body, mind and spirit for greater patient care and recovery.
A stimulating blend of Eastern and Western medicine practices will be used to create an extraordinary healing environment for patients, creating an atmosphere that fosters the highest possible standard of patient care available.
The JDT Medical Rehab will have the ambiance of an exclusive spa/hotel, which is unlike any other rehabilitation center ever built: We believe this kind of environment will help patients recover faster so they may return to a more active lifestyle.
At the center of this new 65,000 square foot “state-of-the-art” rehab center is the Atrium Healing Garden, a 2,500 square foot escape into the sights, sounds and serenity of an Asian Garden. It will stimulate the senses through vibrant tropical plants that produce an abundance of oxygen and fragrances, as well as a soothing waterfall. The unique environment will allow patients to be more active in their healing process.
People that take an active role in their rehabilitation generally recover faster.
Our healing garden is designed to be an area where patients can go and experience natural sounds and beauty, which will have a salutary effect on their mental and physical health. Numerous studies have shown the beneficial effects of a holistic approach to healing. Our patients will experience an environment that relaxes the mind and rejuvenates the body.
The indoor healing garden has a unique and fun design. For example, it will have a special walkway made from inlay stone that will wind in a manner that symbolizes a river.
The Atrium healing garden opens up to another beautiful outdoor rooftop terrace garden for patients to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Unique to the area and for rehabilitation facilities, this outdoor setting is going to be more like an English garden with plants that have a wide array of colors and textures, as well as, plants specifically known for their aromatherapy.
For more information on the JDT Medical Rehab, please visit us at http://www.jdtmedicalrehab.com/
The soon-to-open JDT Medical Rehab Center will feature one of New Jersey’s largest and most unique healing gardens as part of a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation setting that will treat the body, mind and spirit for greater patient care and recovery.
A stimulating blend of Eastern and Western medicine practices will be used to create an extraordinary healing environment for patients, creating an atmosphere that fosters the highest possible standard of patient care available.
The JDT Medical Rehab will have the ambiance of an exclusive spa/hotel, which is unlike any other rehabilitation center ever built: We believe this kind of environment will help patients recover faster so they may return to a more active lifestyle.
At the center of this new 65,000 square foot “state-of-the-art” rehab center is the Atrium Healing Garden, a 2,500 square foot escape into the sights, sounds and serenity of an Asian Garden. It will stimulate the senses through vibrant tropical plants that produce an abundance of oxygen and fragrances, as well as a soothing waterfall. The unique environment will allow patients to be more active in their healing process.
People that take an active role in their rehabilitation generally recover faster.
Our healing garden is designed to be an area where patients can go and experience natural sounds and beauty, which will have a salutary effect on their mental and physical health. Numerous studies have shown the beneficial effects of a holistic approach to healing. Our patients will experience an environment that relaxes the mind and rejuvenates the body.
The indoor healing garden has a unique and fun design. For example, it will have a special walkway made from inlay stone that will wind in a manner that symbolizes a river.
The Atrium healing garden opens up to another beautiful outdoor rooftop terrace garden for patients to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Unique to the area and for rehabilitation facilities, this outdoor setting is going to be more like an English garden with plants that have a wide array of colors and textures, as well as, plants specifically known for their aromatherapy.
For more information on the JDT Medical Rehab, please visit us at http://www.jdtmedicalrehab.com/
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