Margaret Tietz Center For Nursing Care is a nursing home community in Jamaica, NY.
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164 11 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Residents and families repeatedly describe the facility as very clean and well maintained.
Many reviews emphasize cleanliness, including comments about the building smelling fresh and rooms and common areas looking clean and tidy. A number of people also mention the facility looks well kept and organized. Even when reviews are critical, cleanliness appears as a separate, recurring point that stands out to visitors.
Staff friendliness and attentiveness come up across a wide range of reviews.
Residents and families frequently describe staff as kind, friendly, helpful, and professional. Several reviews also call out responsiveness during visits and specific care moments. A few critical reviews describe issues with communication, wait times, or staffing levels, but the overall pattern in the reviews still highlights warm interactions and care focused on patients.
Dining reviews range from praised food to complaints about timing.
Some reviewers praise food and describe meals as part of a positive experience. Others report dining problems, including food served late and concerns about food quality. The result is that dining comes through as a variable day-to-day experience rather than a consistently settled strength.
Several reviews raise concerns about staffing and delays for basic help.
Some reviews describe residents waiting long periods for essential assistance such as toileting and personal care. Other comments connect shortfalls to understaffing, including timing differences on weekends. While there are also reviews that describe timely assistance, the concerns about response time are recurring enough to be a notable caveat.
PT and OT experiences are described as encouraging in multiple reviews.
Several reviews mention therapy positively, including encouragement from PT and OT and a rehab program that felt effective. At least one review specifically calls out PT programming, while others describe the overall rehab team as attentive and caring. A few caveats exist, but the therapy theme overall reads as a meaningful strength for people seeking rehabilitation.
Residents are described as having activities and outdoor time to enjoy.
Reviews mention scheduled daily activities and resident participation, including examples like bingo and group activities. People also highlight outdoor areas such as a garden/patio that families and residents can sit in. While one review critiques how some dementia-related programming matches residents’ understanding, the broader activity and outdoor access theme is a consistent part of the experience described.
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200 resident community capacity
Skilled Nursing Facility
Air-conditioning
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Computer center
Dining room
Fitness room
Fully furnished
Gaming room
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Private bathrooms
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wellness center
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
John F Kennedy International (5 miles away) LaGuardia (6 miles away) Newark International (19 miles away) Westchester Cty (25 miles away)
Community operated transportation Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation to doctors appointments
12-16 hour nursing
24-hour call system 24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions Diabetes diet Special dietary restrictions Community-sponsored activities
Concierge services Fitness programs
Planned day trips Resident-run activities Scheduled daily activitiesMargaret Tietz Center For Nursing Care is located at 164 11 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432 in Queens County, New York
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