Member News

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12/12/2019

United Church Homes Announces New Chief Growth Officer

United Church Homes announced that Teresa “Terry” Spitznagel, BSSW, LSW, MHA, will join the organization Feb. 10 as chief growth officer, a newly created position that replaces the chief operating officer role at UCH.

10/04/2019

UCH Executive Leader Retires after 40 Years in Healthcare Management and Senior Living

Chuck Mooney, senior vice president of senior living services and chief operating officer, will retire from United Church Homes in December after seven years of service to UCH and a fulfilling career in nonprofit senior living and healthcare management that spans four decades.

06/03/2019

Ohio Living Telehealth Program Achieves 7.5% Hospital Readmission Rate

Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice has achieved a 7.5% all-cause hospital readmission rate using remote patient monitoring and telehealth software from Health Recovery Solutions (HRS). In the first quarter of 2019, Ohio Living's all-cause readmission rate of 7.5% was nearly half of Ohio's Medicare average of 14.9%.

05/28/2019

WMKV Commemorates D-DAY 75th Anniversary With Peabody Award-winning Special

“D-DAY + 75” - What Americans Heard on the Radio June 6, 1944

On June 6, 2019, public radio WMKV 89.3FM and WLHS 89.9FM will commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a 12-hour broadcast saluting veterans and their families. The 1995 Peabody Award-winning production is a collection of actual news broadcasts - what Americans heard on their radios during the day and night of June 6, 1944. The broadcast will air continuously from 8:00am – 8:00 pm, pre-empting regularly scheduled programming.

05/16/2019

Graceworks Lutheran Services Named Large Business of the Year by City of Centerville

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Graceworks Lutheran Services was named Large Business of the Year at the annual Centerville Mayor’s Breakfast. Graceworks is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Centerville, Ohio.

05/10/2019

United Church Homes Adds Miami Township Independent Living Campus to its Dayton-area Network of Senior Living Communities

United Church Homes, an Ohio-based provider of senior living and healthcare services, has acquired an independent senior living community in Miami Township formerly managed by Brookdale Senior Living.

04/04/2019

Cartmell Announces Retirement from Hospice of Hope

Hospice of Hope Executive Director, Kavin Cartmell, (RN MSN) has announced her intent to retire from Hospice of Hope in late 2019. Under her 28 years of leadership, Hospice of Hope has positioned itself as one of the nation’s largest and most well-respected community hospices with a census that nearly triples that of the national average.

03/21/2019

Michael Gray Named Vice President of Information Technology and Compliance Officer for Eliza Jennings

Eliza Jennings, a nationally recognized expert in innovative aging services, announced that Michael Gray has been promoted to vice president of information technology (IT) and compliance officer effective March 7, 2019.

02/20/2019

Lisa Fluhart, LNHA, Joins Eliza Jennings as Executive Director of Eliza Jennings Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Services Community

Eliza Jennings, a nationally recognized and trusted expert in aging services, is pleased to welcome Lisa A. Fluhart, LNHA, as executive director of its Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Services community on Cleveland’s West Side.

02/08/2019

Ohio Living Offering New Services for Chronically Ill

Ohio Living has expanded its continuum of care with the launch of palliative care services in the greater Toledo market. Palliative care is defined as aggressive pain and symptom management for patients with chronic illness. Palliative care is most appropriate for those with an average life expectancy of one to two years if the chronic disease were to progress as expected.