Why Choose Us
Learn more about Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, a destination for recovery for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and complex medical rehabilitation.
Whether an individual requires a life-long home or a stepping stone to independent living, Good Shepherd’s long-term care facilities can help realize his or her fullest potential while living in a comfortable, professionally supervised environment.
The long-term care program at Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center in Allentown and Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem is home to 159 individuals, with the average age ranging from 45 to 55. The program’s primary focus is to support and promote independence as defined by each resident, regardless of his or her physical or neurological challenges.
Good Shepherd provides long-term care for individuals with severe disabilities at the Good Shepherd Home - Raker Center in Allentown and the Good Shepherd Home - Bethlehem. Individuals 12 years of age of older who have severe disabilities may receive long-term care at Good Shepherd.
Applicants may refer themselves or they may be referred by family members, agency representatives, pastors, physicians or others.
Applicants must be at least 12 years of age.
Applicants must have a diagnosis meeting criteria for a special rehabilitation long-term care facility, as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Diagnoses are neurological and neuromuscular in nature and include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and brain injury.
How to apply:
To provide basic information about an applicant and to request an application, contact:
Emily Shaffer
Administrative Assistant, Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center
Phone:Â 610.776.3511
Fax: 610.776.3143
[email protected]
Sandra Honsel
Administrative Assistant, Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem
Phone:Â 610.807.5627
Fax: 610.776.3143
[email protected]
For more information about our long term facilities or to request an application. call 610.776.3148 or fill out the form below.