Are you having trouble getting around or performing some of the activities you used to do? Are you experiencing pain or a progression of a chronic physical or medical ailment? Maybe outpatient therapy is right for you?

Outpatient Therapy Services at Tel Hai can help re-build strength, functioning and endurance to help you get back to your prior level of activity and stay in your home longer.

Tel Hai Retirement Community offers a brand new, fully equipped Outpatient Therapy Services suite on our campus in StoneCroft Commons. Outpatient Therapy Services are available to anyone, even if you don’t live on our campus. Therapy services are generally paid for by insurance with a physician’s prescription.

What does Tel Hai’s Outpatient Therapy Services offer?

• A fully equipped therapy gym, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy as prescribed.
• A highly trained Therapy Services Team with experience working with a wide variety of physical and medical diagnosis – falls, pain, joint replacements, ambulation issues, etc.
• Planned therapy sessions with a wide range of times available.
• Ongoing education and training provided for self management of an individual’s unique medical needs.

If you are interested in learning more about our Outpatient Therapy Services, please contact Tel Hai’s Therapy Services Department at 610-273-9333 ext. 2461 today.

Randi Martin

Admissions Coordinator, Meadows Health Care Center

Tel Hai Retirement Community

This month, Tel Hai marks an impressive milestone… 60 years of Christ-like service to seniors.  An impressive feat?  Absolutely!  I joined the Tel Hai team in 1975, and since beginning my own employment journey on the beautiful campus of Tel Hai, much has changed.  We have grown, expanded and streamlined our operations and services.  Below are my ‘top ten’ reflections of our history, heritage and growth:

10.  We worked in a regulated environment – there are challenges by government regulations – including government reimbursements, care requirements and building requirements.  This has been consistent during my tenure when looking at the prior history and it’s impact on today’s care.  At times, these regulations cause stress for both team members and residents.

9.  Accommodations can always be improved.  When I started at Tel Hai, health care had “ward rooms” now we’re looking for ways to increase the number of private rooms.  The rooms were painted block or panel.  I laugh when I think how proud we were of improvements over the years – as the years go by buildings that were state of the art become outdated and needing refreshed.

8.  The only thing consistent in my tenure – has been change.  Some things go full circle. We had a personal care building that became an assisted living building that is now once again personal care.  There continue to be campus growth and care improvements – some minor adjustments – some major changes.  We have experienced the growth of multiple levels of care and living accommodations, the expansion to the community through and The Children’s Learning Garden (our child day care center.)

7.  When team members and residents work together… we can do great things.  Most easily identified are snow or weather incidents, but there have been others as well.  Volunteers have always been an important part of the team from the 1-W young men serving their alternative service to the Vietnam War (prior to my work experience) to more than 400 volunteers serving today.  Tel Hai could not be what it is without this portion of the team.

6.  Beaver Dam and Birdell Roads flood! If you see a sign – don’t go around!  I’ve seen lots of flooded cars of people who live or work at Tel Hai… including me!

5.  Growth is hard work!  Developing the first ‘Campus Master Plan’ took LeRoy Petersheim significant meetings.  The second plan took Joe Swartz, our current CEO, significant time as well.  The obstacles are/were different – however, long-range planning takes creating a dream and then convincing others of the dream.  There are external force – I started during the first energy crises, worked through the bank collapse plus many ebbs and flows.

4.  Our mission, vision and core values are central to our success.  They have always been a constant.

3.  Faith based organizations stay focused by dedicated boards.  Tel Hai has been blessed with great board members and leaders over my time.  They have been forward thinkers and encouragers to leadership.

2.  The team members at Tel Hai are unbelievable – talented, giving, hard working and fun.  I am honored to work with three great CEO’s who have mentored me and those around them.

1.  The best part of Tel Hai is the people who live here.  I have been fortunate to have heard the life stories – from World War II, the Holocaust, investors, and entertainers – to those who live productive lives of which God calls them to live.  Residents have mentored me, laughed with me, cried with me and let me be a small part of their lives.

For that, I am eternally grateful.

M. Sue Verdegem, NHA

Sr. Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration

Tel Hai Retirement Community

 

Are you ready to move to Tel Hai? Do you have questions on what steps you should be taking to prepare for your move to a retirement community?  Are you financially prepared?  How will you select a real estate company to list your home?

Tel Hai’s Signature ‘Be Ready’ Planning Seminar originally made its début in October of 2015 to answer these important questions for future residents of Tel Hai. At that time, the focus of the first seminar series was securing your finances as you prepare to move to a retirement community

In March 2016, we offered another 3-week event that consisted of three dates, each two hours long. During those two hours we had four mini-sessions. Each week we welcomed new guest speakers and covered a wide-range of ‘planning’ aspects of retirement living.

Future residents enjoyed the sessions and were educated on…

• HOW to get your home ready for listing
• WHAT a move manager can do for you
• WHEN an auctioneer should provide their services in the downsizing process

We had several Tel Hai residents share their ‘moving’ stories. We discovered key questions to ask about hiring a mover, how to sell items at consignment shops, what/where to donate items, where/how to recycle old electronics, the in’s & out’s of climate controlled storage units & essentials regarding short term housing.

We learned how Tel Hai’s selection process works in our Custom Design Center. Tel Hai team members also presented about amenities and programming on our campus including Culinary Services, Social Services and Wellness!

You may have missed out, but it’s never too late to start your downsizing journey to Tel Hai! Contact us today and ‘Be Ready’ to start the next chapter of your life with us!

Tina Cressman

Moving Resources Manager

Tel Hai Retirement Community

How, when, why and where we eat are just as important as what we eat. Making sure to enjoy the sights, sounds, memories and interactions associated with eating are essential to developing an overall healthy eating plan.

That is why, as part of National Nutrition Month^® 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Tel Hai Retirement Community urges everyone to ‘Savor the Flavor of Eating Right.’

Each March, the Academy encourages Americans to return to the basics of healthful eating through National Nutrition Month^®. This year’s theme encourages everyone to take time to enjoy food traditions and appreciate the pleasures, great flavors and social experiences food can add to our lives.

This year’s ‘Savor the Flavor of Eating Right’ National Nutrition Month^® theme is a great reminder for everyone to develop a mindful eating pattern that includes nutritious and flavorful foods, while also taking the time to enjoy everything that a healthful and tasty meal brings with it.

Tel Hai strives to communicate healthful eating messages that emphasize balancing food and beverages within an individual’s energy needs, rather than focusing on any one specific food or meal. It is Tel Hai’s goal to encourage others to improve their overall health through a commitment to healthful lifestyle behaviors, emphasizing maintainable and enjoyable eating practices and regular physical activity.

Initiated in 1973 as a week-long event, “National Nutrition Week” became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition.

As part of this education campaign, the Tel Hai Culinary Services Team will provide a variety of helpful articles, recipes, videos and educational resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition and an overall healthy lifestyle for people of all ages, genders and backgrounds.  Together we can ‘Savor the Flavor of Eating Right.’

Sybil Oswalt, RD, CSG, LDN

Clinical Dietitian

Tel Hai Retirement Community