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Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehab Center

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Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehab Center
15 Spring Valley Road
Ossining, NY 10562

Tel.:  914-333-7000

E-mail:info@sunshinechildrenshome.org
URL:    SunshineChildrensHome.org

 

 

Our mission:

The mission of the Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehab Center is to create a loving and supportive environment that provides the highest level of quality pediatric care for children with special needs. Our Home is committed to treating children with dignity, compassion and respect within a family-centered approach that provides children with new opportunities and experiences that will allow them to thrive, grow, and realize their greatest potential, with inclusion of family members as much as possible.

About:

Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehab Center is a 54-bed licensed nursing facility that specializes in the care and treatment of medically complex children who require post acute, rehabilitative care.

Our families:

The Sunshine Children’s Home is committed to a family-centered model with collaboration and support at its core. We believe that families can be our most vital resource and a primary source of strength for their child. Therefore, it is our primary goal to forge a “team” relationship based on respect, dignity, compassion and support for parents, siblings, family members and caregivers.

We are here to listen to and respect the beliefs and values of every family, and we are committed to honor every idea, insight and perspective.

As part of our family-focused philosophy, we encourage our families to visit whenever and as often as they wish, and therefore, we have an “open visitation” policy. Regular therapeutic sessions with our social workers, therapeutic and medical staff are arranged at your convenience.

Our specific family-focused programs include:

Social work services:

Families of children with complex medical conditions often struggle with social, economic and emotional difficulties. Our experienced Social Work team is available anytime to help families meet the challenges facing them. We assist parents with access to concrete services and resources, provide supportive counseling to families to ease their adjustment to Sunshine, and we work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate an appropriate plan of care for the child. Our social workers are available throughout to provide ongoing support to families, as well as resource identification and information regarding discharge planning. In conjunction with the Quality of Life team, Sunshine’s team of social workers also connects with families to ensure that the cultural and spiritual needs of the child and family are met.

Quality of life:

Sunshine’s Quality of Life Team offers support to ensure that your child’s comfort care needs are met. Our Quality of Life Assistants are responsible for managing and maintaining each child’s personal possessions in coordination with their specific family’s requests, needs and preferences. Our primary goal is to enhance the quality of life for our infants and toddlers through our Cuddles Club Programand Mommy & Me Infant Club, along with other Family Support Services that includes on-site hospitality services, retreats and parent to parent networking.

Special parent events/activities:

We schedule various special events and programs aiming to bring our family community together. Throughout the year, there are specific activities for Sunshine Moms and Sunshine Dads that are designed to foster friendships, promote the exchange of ideas and provide mutual support and bonds among Sunshine families.

Camp Sunshine programs include:

  • family picnics and parties;
  • full-day mom’s and dad’s retreats;
  • holiday celebrations;
  • mom’s teas;
  • religious observance.