Good Shepherd Rehabilitation on LinkedIn: Good Shepherd Physical Therapy recently held a Grand Opening Ribbon… (2024)

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Good Shepherd had the pleasure of hosting a beautiful, outdoor Garden Party earlier this month to celebrate donors and the first-ever Spring at the Therapy & Activity Gardens at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital.The Therapy and Activity Gardens are a restorative place that enhance patient care by connecting to the natural environment. Unlike any feature in the region, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital’s gardens provide a variety of walking paths featuring different textures, a golf putting green and a gardening area to give patients real-world experiences to better prepare them to return home. The gardens also are a calming and welcoming space for Good Shepherd staff and visitors.Thank you to our donors, friends and community partners for your continued support.

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#TBT to earlier this year when Ann Nothstein of Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital and Carmen Cruz of Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center received Raker Spirit Awards at Good Shepherd’s ACE Awards.Since 2004, the Raker Spirit Award has been given annually to a Good Shepherd employee. It was created to “recognize those employees who exemplify, in their day-to-day living, the spiritual values we have come to know as the Raker family legacy.” Way to go, Ann and Carmen!More 👉 https://bit.ly/3JZOfWM📸 1: Good Shepherd President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Spigel, PT, MHA, with Ann Nothstein📸 2: Good Shepherd President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Spigel, PT, MHA, with Carmen Cruz

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🚲 Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital's Inpatient Brain Injury Team had a front-row seat to the Bike Rodeo 2024 last weekend in Quakertown. The annual event invites children to learn about bicycle safety and the importance of wearing a helmet.Good Shepherd's team educated children on brain injury prevention and the brain's lobes by playing different games.Thanks to Jane, Laura, Kimberly and Robyn for connecting with the community and sharing information about brain injury, concussion and more. And thank you to Quakertown Borough Police Department and Borough Of Quakertown for having us!#GoodShepherdProud

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Congratulations to Noreen Yamamoto, COTA, of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital who received Moravian University’s Shining Star Community Partnership Award at a ceremony in late April.A certified occupational therapy assistant, Noreen facilitates Good Shepherd’s Spinal Cord Injury Support Group. The group offers educational, recreational, and supportive resources to help individuals reconnect around living life with a spinal cord injury — and has existed for more than five years. As shared by Moravian:"Dr. Kimberly Dianne Wynarczuk, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, CHES, from Moravian University reached out to partner with Good Shepherd’s Spinal Cord Injury Support Group to offer a valuable, educational experience for her students, Noreen didn’t hesitate to accept — and neither did the group’s members.Individuals in the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group met their students in the community at restaurants, sporting events and in as personal settings as each other’s homes. Support group members expressed enjoyment and deep satisfaction that their lived experiences were being valued. It was important that the struggles and frustrations they encountered through their injury and rehabilitation could act as the catalyst for changing a part of the health-care landscape —developing clinicians with a better understanding of patients’ needs and concerns.Noreen provided access to authentic, rich and beneficial experiences for Moravian University Doctor of Physical Therapy students that enabled them to learn to think about their future patients and clients as people — not just as diagnoses.”The Shining Star Community Partnership Award recognizes a business, organization or individual (excluding current students, employees, and alumni) that/who supports Moravian University's mission to prepare individuals for a reflective life, fulfilling career, and transformative leadership in a world of change. Strategic partnerships may include collaboration for shared resources, opportunities for innovation and philanthropic engagement.#GoodShepherdProud

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JOIN US: Good Shepherd Rehabilitation invites you to an inspiring evening of music and dancing at the Gala in the Garden 2024! Our annual fundraiser benefiting Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit blooms once again on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hosted on Good Shepherd’s South Allentown Campus, you'll enjoy co*cktails, dinner, music, dancing and more in a climate-controlled tent. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available, but going quick.📍 850 S. 5th St., Allentown, PA 18103⌚ 6 p.m.💙 Unable to join us for an evening of inspiration and fun? You can still support the event and our Pediatric Unit: https://lnkd.in/eU9GWdUJ

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In the U.S., more than 6 million people live with vision loss from conditions that include macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. In fact, many people with uncorrectable low vision face a reduced quality of life once diagnosed. Those 65 and older with severe vision impairment are 48% more likely to suffer a fall. Good Shepherd’s new Low Vision Program, which is an extension of the Vision Therapy Program, aims to help people remain independent and safe.“There was a hole to be filled to prevent or slow down the loss of independence for people with low vision,” said Good Shepherd Occupational Therapist Devin Darby, MS, OTR/L. “We developed the Good Shepherd program to complement other community services, especially for those early in vision loss.”The program is open to patients with a physician referral.Jason Stauffer, a Good Shepherd employee with low vision from a congenital condition, never addressed his sight issue — until he fell, hit his head and suffered a concussion.Jason (pictured, at his specially designed Good Shepherd work station) was referred to a neurosensory optometrist and then began working with Good Shepherd’s experts to address his vision issue.The next phase was teaching Jason to use his sight more effectively since one eye drifts to the side. He did vision therapy for 18 months to learn how to use his “good” eye to support his other eye. Jason notes that he gained a 40% improvement in his left eye.During his last two months of therapy, Jason worked on his physical reaction time related to vision. Things went so well that he is preparing to enroll in Good Shepherd’s Adaptive Driving Program, with the goal of securing a driver’s license.“When I started the program, I could not read a standard print form and now I have regained some peripheral vision in my eye,” Jason said. “The program and the therapists are amazing.”Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e48BqjcG

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On the newest episode of our “Boundless” podcast, host Grover Silcox sits down with Sue and Mike Recine to detail the couple’s life before and after Mike suffered two strokes. From finding Mike in their basem*nt and rushing him to the hospital to Mike re-learning how to walk, talk and do daily tasks — like adding to his incredible collection of 35,000 fly fishing ties — Sue and Mike share their journey together.Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/etAxFkvV#StrokeAwarenessMonth🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.🌐 https://lnkd.in/e_YjD_FGThank you to our partners at Lehigh Valley Public Media (PBS39 & WLVR News).

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📆 Mark your calendars for May 23; pre-registration is available and walk-ins are welcome, too.

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