Therapeutic Recreation

Come and visit! When you step into Forest View, look around, you will see pictures, photos, and crafts everywhere, all attractively arranged by our first-rate recreation department,who delight in creating a warm, inviting facilityfor our residents and their visitors.

We work hard to improve the social and emotional well-being of our residents, and provide dynamic, interesting, and meaningful recreational activities. Our activities engage our residents and are always visually appealing and motivating, and patients have a chance to interact with each other and express their creativity. We also work closely with the other therapy departments to help residents get full therapeutic benefits from their recreational activities.

We plan a different theme each month, and highlight the theme with educational activities, music, games, decorations, art history and music history. We hold month-long celebrations of familiar celebrities’ birthdays where we show the movies and/or play the music of the celebrity of the month.

Other activities include crafts, summertime rooftop barbeques, holiday parties, and a fashion show. We are very community-oriented and have an excellent reputation within our community. We host an annual block party where community members join us, and our residentsmeet new people, enjoy the neighborhood children, and have a relaxing, enjoyable time. We also offer weekly barber and beauty parlor services.

Our recreation department is located in our large activity room in the penthouse, overlooking a beautiful rooftop patio filled with flowers and a wonderful New York skyline. Members of the recreation staff at Forest View speak several languages, including English, Spanish, Russian, and Hebrew.

Recreational Activities