Category Archives: News

Meet Our January Resident of the Month

Mrs. Margaret Lawrence was born in Coatesville, PA, the fourth born of ten children.  Her mother took care of the children while her father ran his dairy farm that had over twenty cows. The five daughters helped in the garden and around the house while the five sons helped their father in the dairy.  At […]

Meet Our December Resident of the Month

Ophelia Middleton grew up in North Philadelphia and was named after her grandmother.  As a child and teenager, Miss Ophelia loved listening to the Motown records her mother bought for her.  She also recalls that growing up she always had a pet, and remembers pushing one willing cat around her neighborhood in a baby stroller.  […]

Dr. Uy selected for Pennsylvania’s regional task force

Renaissance Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center’s Medical Director, Dr. Josh Uy, has been selected to be part of Pennsylvania’s Regional Response Health Collaboration Program as a representative for the southeast. Dr. Uy will join with medical professionals from around the state as part of the Governor’s initiative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: This article was […]

Holiday Season at Renaissance

The holiday season is always a special time at Renaissance Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center as our staff provides a variety of activities to recognize all cultural and spiritual beliefs. This year our residents took a bus ride to enjoy some of the local sights and sounds, including the city’s famous “Miracle on 13th Street’s lights.” […]

Senior residents help families in need get school supplies

This is a great example of neighbors helping neighbors. Senior residents of the Renaissance Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center located at 4712 Chester Avenue recently raised money to help one of the largest emergency family shelters in the area, Families Forward Philadelphia, get school supplies for their clients. Renaissance residents and staff created a donation box […]

West Philly Police Officers Turn Out for Appreciation Breakfast!

For officers from the 18th Police District in West Philadelphia, their motto was temporarily revised from honor, integrity and service to coffee, eggs and eat up as they received a healthy heaping of thanks during the Phillies Finest breakfast on Saturday. The event was held at Renaissance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and provided the officers […]

The Real Gifts of the Holiday Season At Nationwide Healthcare Services, Inc.

Emerging from the holiday season, there is a special kind of sentimental longing that descends upon us as we step into a New Year and return to the not so festive tasks of everyday living. I was privileged to attend this season’s holiday programming at our Nationwide Healthcare Services Centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Each […]