AY Magazine - May 2014

arkansas’ LIFESTYLE Magazine

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CHECK OUT THE SHOPPING GUIDE

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Following are your choices for the winners and top two runners up in more than 90 categories, including businesses in central, northeast and northwest Arkansas. Thank you, because of you, AY has the state’s most comprehensive “best� list.

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nursing & rehabilitation living PROFILE

briarwood nursing little rock, ar

Where Your Health and Happiness are in Our Hands We are a 24-hour skilled nursing and rehabilitation center housed in a spacious, stateof-the-art facility conveniently located off I-630 in Little Rock. Our professional skilled nursing staff strives to provide quality service in a warm, yet professional, family-like atmosphere. At Briarwood, we can provide occupational, physical and speech therapy as well as long-term nursing care, offered in a healing and restorative setting.

Our staff at Briarwood recognizes that healing starts on the inside. Come by and visit our spacious building and we’ll show you an experienced staff that is dedicated to your health, happiness and well-being.

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State-of-the-art facility Briarwood Nursing and Rehab is a 120-bed skilled facility located in an urban setting within the heart of Little Rock, in the neighborhood of Briarwood. We are located just minutes from downtown Little Rock and are only one block off Interstate 630. We provide long-term care and short-term rehab care. All residents are monitored throughout the day with assistance in providing daily care as is needed: bathing, dressing, feeding, conversing with, and providing medications. Briarwood staff also works at ensuring the best care for residents through individual care plans of resident’s needs, as well as daily activities, which allow for a variety of interests and abilities. A high percentage of our rehab residents return to the community as a result of positive, caring therapists.

Briarwood’s team approach has provided healing to many people in the community.

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good shepherd little rock, ar

nursing & rehabilitation living PROFILE

Experience Rehab in a whole new way...

Experience Rehab in a whole new way...

Nursing & Rehabilitation at Good Shepherd is a skilled Arkansas Facility licensed by the state for 120 beds. Certified by Medicare and Medicaid and dually certified for long term care and short term rehabilitation stays this facility offers:

Nursing & Rehabilitation at Good Shepherd is a skilled Arkansas Facility licensed by the state for 120 beds. • Daily housekeeping and laundry services Certified by Medicare and Medicaid and dually certified• Beauty/Barber shop on site for long term care and short term rehabilitation stays • Physicians visits this facility offers: • Spacious climate controlled rooms • • • • • • •

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I n F O R m at I O n 3001 Aldersgate Rd. Little Rock 501.217.9774 • fax: 501.217.9781 goodshepherdcommunity.com

Daily housekeeping and laundry services Beauty/barber shop on site Physicians visits Spacious climate controlled rooms Cable television 1 courtyard, secured and therapeutic Transportation

The amenities of a luxury hotel The best in clinical care The Comfort of Home NursiNg & rehabilitatioN at

• 1 courtyard, secured and therapeutic • Transportation The amenities of a luxury hotel The best in clinical care The Comfort of Home

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ioN at good shepherd • 3001 aldersgate road • little rock • 501-217-9774 •

The Nursing & Rehabilitation programs at Good Shepherd offer many regularly planned activities designed to meet the Fax: 501-217-9781 physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional needs of each resident.

We welcome you to stop by and visit with one of our qualified staff members who will assist you with obtaining information to meet your loved one’s needs and concerns.

Nursing & Rehabilitation at Good Shepherd offers a welcoming environment for visiting friends and family as well. Large visiting areas are available indoors and out with comfortable sitting rooms, patios and gazebo areas and more. Continental breakfast and restaurant style dining are offered in the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere of one of our three spacious dining rooms.

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