At Yonkers Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation, recovery and wellness is within reach, achieved through our warm approach toward our residents’ and patients’ individual needs. Our high standards of treatment and outstanding customer service ensure a wonderful stay at Yonkers Center. We value the relationship we share with patients, residents and their families and are passionate about working together to provide the highest level of care and support.
Lower Westchester’s leader in
long and short term care
Our Values
Empathy
Recovery can be difficult, even painful. A little understanding can go a long way, and our team strives to treat each resident with kindness and compassion.
Respect
At Yonkers Center, we view each patient and resident as an individual, and never define them by their condition. Each person is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, regardless of culture, race or background.
Excellence
We are committed to giving each of our patients and residents the best quality of life they deserve while offering the highest quality of care. We are constantly raising the bar and striving for excellence in our healthcare delivery.
Our Team
Mendi Brodie
Administrator
Joneb Alday
Director of Nursing
Lakeesha Perera
Director of Rehabilitation
Arriana Harris
Director of Admissions
Dr. James L. Neuendorf, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Neuendorf completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology. He then completed his residency at the Family Medicine Residency Program at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center (SJMC) in Yonkers, serving as Chief Resident.
Following his graduation, he became part of a four-man private practice Geriatric group located on South Broadway in Yonkers, which over the years has grown through a number of acquisitions.
Dr. Neuendorf continues to be member of that group which is now part of a nationwide physician group – Team Health, a company of almost 20,000 doctors across the country.
The doctor then took time to focus on his career in medical direction returning to SJMC in 2007 to become the Medical Director of the Nursing Home and in 2015 became the Medical Director of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center.
In addition, he was the President of the Medical Board of SJMC from 2013-2014 and continues to hold several chairmanships of committees within the hospital. He is currently a member of the American Medical Association and American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Neuendorf is a devoted husband and father of two children. In his spare time, Dr. Neuendorf has coached Little League Baseball, Girls Softball, Youth Soccer and Floor Hockey in his hometown of Briarcliff Manor. He also serves as Senior Head Usher and member of the Trustee Board at his local community church of Faith Lutheran Brethren.
Dr. Michelle
Rabadi Associate Medical Director
Rabadi Associate Medical Director
Access top quality on-site medical care from Dr. Michelle Rabadi, our Yonkers Center medical director and highly acclaimed local internal medical physician.
Dr. Michelle Annabi-Rabadi is a board-certified geriatrician who was born and raised in Yonkers, NY. She is committed to serving our community and providing the highest quality care to our family.
After earning her medical degree from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, she completed her internal medicine residency at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. Driven by her passion, she further specialized by completing a geriatric medicine fellowship at North Shore University Hospital/LIJ.
