What types of facilities does Miami Jewish Health Systems operate?
Miami Jewish Health Systems operates several types of facilities. Most are located on a 25-acre campus in Miami, but there are other facilities located in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The organization is well known for its living facilities that provide both independent and assisted care levels of service. There is also a nursing home long-term care unit for those people requiring a more intensive level of care as well as a skilled nursing facility to meet the community’s needs. In-home health senior care is also provided as an option for those who want care in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
Miami Jewish Health Systems also partners for end of life care through the Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Florida.
Acute care for seniors is provided at Douglas Gardens Hospital. The Douglas Gardens Ambulatory Health Clinic is available to also treat several kinds of health issues while the Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center works with patients to help them regain full health over a period of time.
As a leader in Florida of treating memory disorders, Miami Jewish Health Systems also offers comprehensive treatment and testing for Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients. The Gish Memory Enrichment Institute has several programs and services to meet this growing health issue.
There are also several innovative diversion programs such as the Program for All-Inclusive Care (PACE) that deliver healthcare services for Medicaid and Medicare patients to the local community.
What types of services does Miami Jewish Health Systems provide?
Independent and Assisted Living Facilities
Miami Jewish Health Systems offers four housing options for independent and assisted living in South Florida. Each is designed to provide enriching activities and amenities coupled with bright living spaces for people who are planning the next phase in their lives or if family members are exploring options on behalf of loved ones.
Located on The Douglas Gardens Campus in Miami, the Irving Cypen Tower offers independent and active seniors studio and one-bedroom apartments with modern décor and safe construction. There are numerous onsite and offsite social activities and amenities, including:
- 24-hour emergency call system, fire safety system and hurricane-safe construction
- 24-hour patrolled security with gated entry
- Daily breakfast and dinner, with dietician-supervised menus
- Weekly classes, including art, writing and more
- On-site comprehensive medical services
- Fitness center with classes and ramp-accessible swimming pool
- Community Center/Synagogue and interfaith religious services
- Transportation to shopping, banking and medical centers
- Scheduled outings to the ballet, baseball games, movies and more
- Weekly cocktail hour with live entertainment
- Weekly housekeeping services and laundry facilities
Also located on the Douglas Gardens Campus in Miami, the Hazel Cypen Tower offers affordable assisted living with spacious one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Residents enjoy several amenities and services, including:
- 24-hour emergency call system, fire safety system and hurricane-safe construction
- 24-hour patrolled security with gated entry
- Supervision and assistance with everyday activities
- On-site comprehensive medical services
- Three dietician-supervised fine dining options provided daily
- A library and comfortable seating areas for socializing
- Weekly classes and scheduled outings
- Fitness center with classes and ramp-accessible swimming pool
- Community Center/Synagogue and interfaith religious services
- Transportation to shopping, banking and medical centers
- Weekly housekeeping services and laundry facilities
Miami Jewish Health Systems also offers a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 facility, specifically designated for low-income seniors. Douglas Gardens North is located on a 25-acre campus in Pembroke Pines, where three low-rise buildings provide spacious, one-bedroom apartments and an active senior community for the independent elderly living on a limited income.
Residents of Douglas Gardens North enjoy housekeeping and maintenance services, laundry rooms on each floor, a library, a game room, a computer lab, and an arts and crafts room. Residents can take classes for fitness, art, computer skills, English and more.
Miami Jewish Skilled Nursing
Miami Jewish Health Systems offers short-term, post-hospitalization care programs for patients who require highly skilled and intensive medical supervision, nursing care and intensive physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies. The Skilled Nursing Facility provides:
- Electric stimulation
- Pain management
- Physical therapy
- Pneumonia treatment
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Therapeutic recreation
The Skilled Nursing Unit also provide key diagnostic and medical management services, such as:
- Administration of IV medications
- Blood transfusions
- Cardiac monitoring
- Diagnostic imaging
Miami Jewish Long-Term Care
Miami Jewish Health Systems provides on-going nursing, restorative, recreational and psychosocial services for patients who need nursing care and minimal-to-total assistance with activities of daily living. The Nursing Facility’s Long-Term Care Services Unit goal is to offer a safe extended-stay environment and meet each individual resident’s specific needs.
Miami Jewish Health Systems is a participant in the national initiative, AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care (CAUTI), with goals are to reduce health care-associated infections and improve cultures of safety in long-term care facilities.
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and related memory disorders
Miami Jewish Health Systems provides 24-hour care to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. It is also recognized as a leader in the diagnosis, treatment, education and clinical research for Alzheimer’s, memory disorders, and associated mood and behavior disturbances. Services offered include:
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Memory Disorders
- Medication Management
- Geriatric Mental Health Services
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Trials
The Mental Health & Memory Center at Miami Jewish Health Systems offers multiple programs provided through Douglas Gardens Hospital, Douglas Gardens Hospital’s Ambulatory Health Clinic and the Stein Innovation and Research Institute. These programs provide state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of memory disorders, mood and associated behavior problems, as well as conducting cutting-edge research trials.
The Girsh Memory Enrichment Institute is a unique and comprehensive program for individuals with cognitive impairment and their caregivers. It is designed to help delay the progression of memory disorders and provides strategies for memory improvement.
A variety of activities are tailored to each individual’s unique strengths, while encouraging growth to overcome challenges. Participants sharpen their memory and critical thinking skills through music and art therapy, creative writing, mentally stimulating games and discussions, yoga and more.
The program also provides resources for the challenges faced by caregivers who tend to be individuals with cognitive impairment, offering education and community support through a special caregiver program.
Miami Jewish Health Systems also conducts clinical research studies. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease are invited to participate in these studies to help evaluate new medications. All study-related costs are covered, and participants are welcome to take advantage of the full range of memory-disorder programs at Miami Jewish Health Systems.
Miami Jewish Advanced Pain Management
The Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center treats patients who have complex and chronic pain, including amputees and patients with spinal cord injuries. Specialties include physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiatry, pain management, physical therapy, neuromuscular massage, acupuncture and vocational counseling.
A team of specialists uses a non-surgical intensive, comprehensive multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the “whole” patient. The goal in all cases is to help patients live
pain-free and narcotic-free so that they can also move forward from behavioral consequences, including depression and anxiety. Some of the conditions that are treated include:
- All types of chronic pain such as neck, back, and extremities.
- New injuries needing limited short-term outpatient therapies
- High doses of narcotics/addictive pain medications
- Failed back syndrome/post laminectomy or fusion syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Failed treatments – epidural injections, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and radio-frequency
- Failed spinal cord stimulators and morphine pumps
Every patient receives a customized evaluation. An individualized treatment and care plan is created, incorporating a unique physical medicine approach. All patients receive medical supervision from a full-time team of physicians and specialists. Pain management services include:
- Acupuncture and Eastern medicine
- Back conditioning program
- Biofeedback
- Functional electrical stimulation
- Geriatric rehabilitation
- Headache management
- Cryotherapy
- Neuromuscular massage therapy
- Occupational therapy
- On-site safety analysis for work and home
- Physical therapy
- Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation
- Psychological services
- Treatment for swelling, such as in the arms and legs
- Vocational services
- Wellness training
Strokes, Cerebral Palsy and Central Nervous System Damage
Brucker Biofeedback uses advanced neuromuscular behavioral procedures and microprocessor technology to restore function to those with paralysis from central nervous system damage.
Through strategic use of neurological and visual cues, patients are trained to use secondary muscles and viable, previously inactive nerves to restore function.
This technique has had tremendous success for people facing permanent paralysis caused by trauma, central nervous system damage and diseases such as:
- Bell’s Palsy/Facial Palsy
- Brain damage
- Brain Stem Injury
- Brain Tumors
- Central Nervous Systems damage
- Cerebral Palsy
- Certain neurological diseases
- Encephalitis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Strokes
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Miami Jewish Physical Therapy
After a loss of motor function, Miami Jewish Health Systems can offer inpatient rehabilitation services to restore a person’s ability to resume normal living activities.
Patients who have suffered a fall, an injury or had a recent knee or hip replacement can work toward independence through a variety of therapies, including:
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
- Electric stimulation
- Pain management
- Pneumonia treatment
- Therapeutic recreation
Miami Jewish Health Systems also provides key diagnostic and medical management services, such as:
- Administration of IV medications
- Blood transfusions
- Cardiac monitoring
- Diagnostic imaging
Following rehabilitation, patients either choose to return home or move into one of the independent or assisted-living facilities located on campus.
Miami Jewish Home Health Care
Douglas Gardens Home Care is a not-for-profit nurse registry that helps adults live on their own in their own homes, giving them a higher degree of independence and control over healthcare decisions.
Adults of all ages enjoy communication and case management services to provide for their immediate and long-term needs through nursing, home health aides and companions in a home setting. The client-centered program gives access to clinical, psychosocial, mental health and community base services on a 24-hour basis through technology and transition of care. Communication and contact are ongoing with patients, caregivers and family members.
Comprehensive services to help care for the elderly in their own homes includes:
- Assistance with personal care, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, doctor’s visits, recreation, appointments and errands
- Help with basic activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, walking, eating and personal hygiene
- Companionship
- Medical Monitoring Program:
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- Personal Emergency Response
- New Mobile Alarm System
- Medication Dispenser and Reminder
- Fall Detectors
Care managers provide a variety of services to help people continue leading independent lives at home. These services include:
- Arranging for household repairs and maintenance
- Managing finances and writing checks
- Planning and chaperoning social activities
- Providing weekly nursing assessments
Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
PACE is responsible for all primary acute and long-term care services at home or in healthcare facilities for Medicaid-only participants or those who have both Medicare and Medicaid.
Social, restorative and supportive services are also offered. Care managers evaluate each participant’s needs and then develop individualized care plans that may include:
- Adult day care
- Emergency services
- Home Care
- Hospital Care
- Meals and nutritional counseling
- Medical equipment
- Physical, occupational and speech therapies
- Prescription drugs
- Primary and specialty medical care
- Recreational therapy
- Transportation
- Vision care
There are currently four PACE locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County.
Miami Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care
Miami Jewish Health Systems has partnered with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Florida to find creative solutions that add quality to end-of-life care. There is a patient/family focus on hospice care with the goal of empowering hope in the lives of its patients and their family members. Services are provided on a 24/7 basis and include:
- Regular visits by registered hospice nurses with specialized training and expertise in pain and symptom management
- Visits by hospice home health aides to provide additional personal care, time and attention
- Psychosocial support for patients and families, as well as for the long-term staff and care givers
- Spiritual support, as requested, for patients and families
- Trained volunteers who provide companionship, assistance and support
- Bereavement counseling and support for family members and significant others throughout the patient’s illness and for a minimum of 13 months (more, if needed)
- Consultation and emergency care 24 hours a day, every day of the year
- Coordination of medical equipment for comfort and symptom management
- Physical, occupational, speech, music, and other therapies as indicated in the plan of care
What insurance is accepted at Miami Jewish Health Systems?
Miami Jewish Health Systems accepts Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Compensation Insurance, private insurance plans and private pay. For current information or more details on healthcare insurance, contact the organization:
Miami Jewish Health Systems
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33137
Phone: 305.751.8626
Email: info@mjhha.org
What Medicare Advantage Plans are accepted at Miami Jewish Health System?
Medicare Advantage plans or Part C of Medicare can be extremely confusing. It’s imperative that you call any facility to confirm they accept your Medicare Advantage plan. Refer to your Medicare Advantage summary of benefits to determine what copays you may be required to pay at Miami Jewish Health System.
Contact Miami Jewish Health Systems for current information on what Medicare Advantage Plans are accepted:
Miami Jewish Health Systems
5200 NE 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33137
Phone: 305.751.8626
Email: info@mjhha.org
What is the SilverSneakers Program?
The SilverSneakers Fitness program was founded in 1992 with the goals of improving the physical, mental and emotional health of older Americans. It has grown to become a nationwide network of fitness and wellness facilities that serve more than 12 million people.
Targeting people 65 and older, SilverSneakers offers a diverse range of classes from low impact to high intensity, tailored to meet the individual fitness goals of participants. Classes include yoga, weight training, Latin dance, aqua-aerobics and dozens of others, each uniquely designed and taught by certified instructors.
Not only does it offer a variety of fitness and social benefits to participants, in many cases a SilverSneakers membership may be free as one of the benefits of several Medicare Advantage programs.
To explore the various wellness and fitness programs offered by Miami Jewish Health Systems in conjunction with Medicare Advantage programs, call (305) 751-8626.
Where are the Miami Jewish Health Systems locations?
Miami Jewish Health Systems provides the bulk of its services from a 25-acre Main Campus located in Miami at 5200 NE 2nd Avenue.
In addition to the Main Campus, there are also three locations that deliver PACE services for seniors in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and a HUD low-income residential living complex in Pembroke Pines.
Miami Jewish Health Systems Locations:
Miami Jewish Hospital
Located on the Main Campus of Miami Jewish Health Systems, Douglas Gardens Hospital provides a high degree of attentiveness due to a low patient-to-nurse ratio. The 32-bed geriatric and non-surgical facility is a fully accredited acute-care hospital for those who require diagnostic and medical complex care. Specialized care is provided for cardiac monitoring, congestive heart failure, diabetes, diagnostic imaging, pain management pneumonia and more.
Douglas Gardens Hospital
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 762-1500
Miami Jewish Primary Care
Located on the Main Campus of Miami Jewish Health Systems, The Douglas Gardens Ambulatory Health Clinic provides medical services to seniors in South Florida, including physical exams and specialized services. This includes a full range of laboratory testing, and a number of other services including:
- Cardiovascular care
- Dermatology
- Ear, nose and throat care
- Eye care
- Endocrinology and diabetes care
- Gastro-intestinal care including swallowing evaluation services
- Internal medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Orthopedic care
- Psychiatric and psychological care
- Pulmonary
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Urological care
The Douglas Gardens Ambulatory Health Clinic
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 751-8626 x2164.
Miami Jewish Rehabilitation
The Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center treats patients who have complex and chronic pain, including amputees and patients with spinal cord injuries. This is accomplished through physical medicine, pain management, neuromuscular massage, acupuncture and vocational counseling, among others.
It is located on the Main Campus of Miami Jewish Health Systems.
Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 532-7246
rehabilitation@rosomoffcenter.com
Miami Jewish Mental Health and Memory Disorders
The Mental Health & Memory Center at Miami Jewish Health Systems offers multiple programs provided through Douglas Gardens Hospital, Douglas Gardens Hospital’s Ambulatory Health Clinic and the Stein Innovation and Research Institute. It provides a wide range of services for individuals with Alzheimer’s, memory disorders and associated mood and behavior disturbances. This includes assessment and diagnosis of disorders, medication management, geriatric mental health services, and Alzheimer’s research trials.
Mental Health & Memory Center
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 514-8710
The Girsh Memory Enrichment Institute is a comprehensive program for people with cognitive impairment and their caregivers. It helps delay the progression of memory disorders and provides strategies for memory improvement. Activities are tailored to each person’s strengths and techniques that use music and art therapy, creative writing, mentally stimulating games and discussions, yoga and more may be employed to help participants sharpen memory and critical thinking skills. There is also education and community support offered through a caregiver program.
Girsh Memory Enrichment Institute
5200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 751-8626, x67201
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are invited to participate in clinical research studies to help evaluate new medications. By enrolling in these studies, participants join in the fight of minimizing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and potentially finding a cure.
To participate in a study, or for more information, call (305) 514-8710.
Miami Jewish Residential Living
On-campus independent and assisted care residential living is offered by Miami Jewish Health Systems. There are four options available so that seniors can choose the one that best fits their personal needs. Amenities are upscale and include a full and active program of lifestyle options.
The Irving Cypen Tower is an independent living facility that includes a 24-hour emergency call system and patrolled security, meals, classes, on-site comprehensive medical services, a fitness center, transportation to shopping, banking, medical and religious services, scheduled outing to social events, and housekeeping services.
The Hazel Cypen Tower is an assisted-living facility that includes a 24-hour emergency call system and patrolled security, meals, classes, on-site comprehensive medical services, dietician-supervised fine dining options, a library, classes and outings, fitness center, community center, and transportation services.
Irving Cypen and Hazel Cypen Towers
5200 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
You can request a virtual brochure, or call (305) 232 LIFE.
Miami Jewish Health Systems also offers a HUD Section 202 facility for low-income seniors. Douglas Gardens North resides on a 25-acre campus in Pembroke Pines. Three low-rise buildings offer spacious, one-bedroom apartments and an active senior community for the independent elderly living on a limited income.
Douglas Gardens North
705 SW 88th Ave
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
(305) 751-8626
Strokes, Cerebral Palsy and Central Nervous System Damage
Brucker Biofeedback uses advanced neuromuscular behavioral procedures and microprocessor technology to restore function to those with paralysis from central nervous system damage.
Through strategic use of neurological and visual cues patients are trained to use secondary muscles and viable, previously inactive nerves to restore function.
This technique has had tremendous success for people facing permanent paralysis caused by trauma, central nervous system damage and diseases such as brain stem injuries, strokes, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and similar conditions:
Brucker Biofeedback
5200 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 762-3882
Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
PACE is responsible for all primary acute and long-term care services at home or in healthcare facilities for Medicaid-only participants or those who have both Medicare and Medicaid.
Social, restorative and supportive services are also offered. Care managers evaluate each participant’s needs and then develop individualized care plans that may include adult day care, home care, hospital care, medical equipment, prescription drugs, therapy, transportation, vision care, and more.
There are currently four PACE locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County:
Miami-Dade:
Miami-Main Campus
5200 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
305-795-8410
Hialeah
60 E. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
Hialeah, FL 33010
786-347-2040
Westchester
2700 SW 97th Avenue
Miami, FL 33165
305-704-7815
Broward County:
Miramar
2814 Corporate Way
Miramar, FL 33025
954-441-7079
Miami Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care
Miami Jewish Health Systems has partnered with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Florida, to find creative solutions that add quality to end-of-life care. There is a patient/family focus on hospice care with the goal of empowering hope in the lives of its patients and their family members.
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Florida
5200 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33137-2706
United States
(305)762-3883
Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care
Miami Jewish Health Systems offers short-term, post-hospitalization care programs for patients who require highly skilled and intensive medical supervision, nursing care and intensive physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies. This includes pain management, speech therapy, pneumonia treatment, cardiac monitoring and diagnostic imaging, among others:
Long-Term Care
Miami Jewish Health Systems provides ongoing nursing, restorative, recreational and psychosocial services for patients who need nursing care and minimal-to-total assistance with activities of daily living. The Nursing Facility’s Long-Term Care Services Unit goal is to offer a safe extended-stay environment and meet each individual resident’s specific needs.
For more information for Skilled Nursing or the Long-Term Care Program, call (305) 762-1500.
