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Gaylord Silvercraft provided an innova-
tive approach to patient care and reha-
bilitation for nearly 40 years. While the
workshop is no longer in existence, the
legacy of caring for the patient in all fac-
ets of his or her rehabilitation lives on
at Gaylord. This novel approach to of-
fering patients the opportunity for vo-
cational training as well as occupation-
al therapy must certainly have helped
patients and their families during in-
credibly trying times. It’s amazing how
one tomato server, in a collection in a
Silver Museum, tells a story of a com-
munity with outstanding resources and
foresight, past and present, and the re-
silience of the human spirit. That’s the
best part about learning about “old”
artifacts and items, they all have a sto-
ry to tell.

Sources:
Tara Knapp, Vice President, External Affairs,
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare
“Beyond Bandages: The Art of Whole Person
Healing” 9/28/23 Published by Gaylord Spe-
cialty Healthcare
“Embracing the Human Spirit: a Brief History of
Whole Person Care” 8/3/23
Blog, by Anne, Vintage Baubles@Sunday , May
16, 2010

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