West Islip, NY 11795 – As part of its infection control program, and in accordance with Department of Health standards, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center will be accepting sharps (i.e. needles, syringes and lancets) from members of the local community who use them for medical self-maintenance. The used sharps may be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the security office at Our Lady of Consolation. Sharps will only be accepted in shatterproof, leak-proof and puncture resistant liquid laundry detergent containers that are tightly capped and standard sharps containers. Any persons with questions or concerns should call Consolation’s infection control or security office at (631) 587-1600, ext. 8221 or 8270.

Our Lady of Consolation is a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center conducted by the Sisters of St. Dominic since 1894 and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). As a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, Our Lady of Consolation plays an integral role in the health care delivery system of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and offers expertise in the field of long term care and sub-acute care. In addition to skilled nursing home care including geriatric care, rehabilitative care, respiratory therapy and medically complex care, Consolation offers specialized dementia disease care for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s and related dementia diseases. In addition, Consolation’s Long Term Home Health Care Program provides nursing care and other services for patients residing in their own homes in the community.  For more information about the services Our Lady of Consolation offers, please call (631) 587-1600.