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“Garfield Neurobehavioral Center is a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), providing medical, nursing, and rehabilitative services to individuals with neurobehavioral illnesses. To provide for specialized services and treatment needs, the 96-bed facility has been reconfigured to provide services for up to 46 individuals. Garfield primarily serves adults between the ages of 18-59 who have disruptive behavioral sequelae of organic disorders including:
- Head injury and brain trauma resulting from accidents and gunshot wounds
- Cerebral tumors and infectious disease abscesses
- Cerebrovascular disorders, including subdural hematoma and stroke (CVA)
- Specific dementias including senile and pre-senile dementias
- Nutritional and toxic degenerative disorders associated with drug use and alcoholism, including Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
- Other Organic Brain Syndromes (OBS) with behavioral management problems (including metabolic disorders, i.e., hypoglycemic seizures)
- Cognitive disorders requiring a secure environment and structured services.” - from the website
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