Dan Topp Sr.
Nov 2023
A great rehab place
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center
601 St John Street
4.6(10 ratings)
1 / 3Quick Facts
- Population served
- Residents age 15 and older with severe disabilities
- Facility history
- Providing long-term residential care since 1908
- Faith-based support
- Ecumenical worship and religious education program on-site
- Therapy services
- On-site physical and recreational therapy programs
What Families Think
Reviewers describe Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center as a caring, activity-rich long-term care facility for residents with severe physical disabilities, with praise for staff warmth and patient care. Ratings are consistently high, though the sample of reviews is small.
The Good
- Reviewers describe staff as caring and attentive
- Active recreational programming: dances, music, painting
- Comfortable, well-kept patient rooms noted by reviewers
- Physical and recreational therapy support independence and well-being
- Pastoral care and weekly worship services offered
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About Good Shepherd Home Raker Center
Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center is located on the South Allentown Campus and has provided long-term residential care since 1908. The center serves 99 residents who require ongoing nursing care due to severe disabilities.
Raker Center accepts residents age 15 and older, with primary diagnoses that include cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, quadriplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and spina bifida. Each resident and their family are active participants in developing an individualized care plan.
Residents may be referred to the center by a physician, insurance company, discharge planner or social worker, home health agency, family member, or through self-referral.
Services available to residents include physical therapy designed to support independence, comfort, and well-being, along with recreational therapy intended to provide a well-rounded lifestyle. The center also offers pastoral care, including connections with outside congregations, weekly ecumenical worship services, and a religious education program.
Types of Care
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
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4.6overall · 10 ratings combined
4.6★ on Google (10)
thatlovelydancer Lao
Nov 2023
My hubby and I just did a DJ service filled with sing along, dancing around with the residents and interactions. The staff were nice and lined up in front of the residents with my hubby and I and the did YMCA dance. There was cheering, the residents can sing. They were happy to have something to look forward to and we were honored to serve Good Shepherd. Tom and his child hood friend Sheryl of 40 yrs ago a long wait, lost contact and reunited by chance/ divine actually since Tom prayed that God would let him find her and hug her again. He saw her at Good Shepherd,not knowing she was there. Heard her voice and asked.. are you married (3x's he asked to be sure) she said no and will be engaged in 2wks. Stories like this are so beautiful. And remind me of the beauty of those that went before us and still believe in love. Thanks Good Shepherd for having my hubby DJ Noy and I. Hope to come back again. Well today on 5/03/23 the couple I spoke of in this review and story is officially Married! Yes they were reunited over 3 yrs and is now Married 2 yrs ago. True love will find a way. Life still happens no matter your circumstances. Keep you head up. Thank you Good Shepherd for being good Shepherds of these awesome people and for having my husband and I again.
Sheree Stampfel
Jan 2020
Care of patients is quite good, lots of activity such as dances, painting, music, etc. Patient rooms are nice/comfortable.
Tamika Meek
Sep 2018
Great staff, great care given!
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Good Shepherd Home Raker Center offer?
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Where is Good Shepherd Home Raker Center located?
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center is located at 601 St John Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
What do families say about Good Shepherd Home Raker Center?
Reviewers describe Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center as a caring, activity-rich long-term care facility for residents with severe physical disabilities, with praise for staff warmth and patient care. Ratings are consistently high, though the sample of reviews is small.
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