Guild Institute for the Vision-Impaired

Jewish Home Lifecare and the Jewish Guild for the Blind have partnered to create The Guild Institute for Vision & Aging.

The Guild Institute is a long term skilled nursing residential community dedicated to the care of elders who are blind or vision-impaired located on Jewish Home Lifecare’s award-winning Bronx campus.

Residents are offered the Guild’s extensive knowledge and experience providing care and services to people with vision loss, while benefiting from Jewish Home Lifecare’s expertise providing quality residential care to elders, including our nationally acclaimed programs for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Staff people in the community are educated and certified using The Jewish Guild’s SightCare program, a leading system of training for those who care for, work with, or interact with visually impaired or blind people.

Additionally, visually impaired clients have access to all the programs and services offered by Jewish Home Lifecare’s Bronx Division:

Rehabilitation therapies
In-house hemodialysis center
Alzheimer’s Disease special care community
The Swallowing Center
HAPI personal care
On-site Adult Day Healthcare Program, with an established program for vision-impaired elders
Senior housing including Kittay House, located on the Bronx Division campus
Award-winning gardens located on a secure 5-acre campus

The Guild Institute community features the latest amenities of residential nursing care, adapted to better support those with vision impairments. Rooms and hallways have indirect lighting to prevent glare; increased lighting supports vision. Contrasting colors are utilized to differentiate common areas and private spaces. Signage displays are in high-contrast and Braille.

To refer a patient or client or for more information, please call the Bronx Admissions office at (718) 410-1330.

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