October is Physical Therapy Month and here at Wendell Foster we have an incredible Physical Therapy team serving hundreds of children and adults in our community. We celebrate them today and everyday!
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Annual Pecan Fundraiser
The Wendell Foster Family & Friends Group is kicking off its annual pecan fundraiser. more: Annual Pecan Fundraiser
Children with rare neurological speech disorder apraxia rely on therapy
When Curtis White came to live with his adoptive family about seven years ago, his parents noticed he didn't babble like most kids.
more: Children with rare neurological speech disorder apraxia rely on therapy
Something to talk about
It is just another typical start of a day. You wake up, look at your daily calendar, check email and social media, maybe have a cup of coffee and breakfast, and your day begins. As with every other day, unless you aren’t a morning person, you talk.
Beyond Cerebral Palsy
For many years, Wendell Foster was thought of as a therapeutic residential community for people diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 1 in 323 children has been identified with CP.
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
What is Disabilities Awareness Month?
Wendell Foster creates area’s first Aktion Club
On December 12, 2018, Wendell Foster started the area’s first Aktion Club. Aktion Club is one of the Kiwanis family’s Service Leadership Programs and the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 12,000 members worldwide. more: Wendell Foster creates area’s first Aktion Club
Wendell Foster Welcomes New Therapists
We would like to welcome our new outpatient therapists that recently joined Wendell Foster: more: Wendell Foster Welcomes New Therapists
Wendell Foster CEO Named Chairperson for LeadingAge Kentucky Committee
Wendell Foster is very pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Scharf, the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, as the Chairperson for LeadingAge’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) Committee representing Kentucky. more: Wendell Foster CEO Named Chairperson for LeadingAge Kentucky Committee
Wendell Foster campus makes way for progress
By Renee Beasley Jones, Messenger-Inquirer