Company Profile
Ohio Living
Company Overview
Ohio Living is among the country's leading faith-based, comprehensive resources on aging well. Since 1922, Ohio Living has defined the highest standards of quality of life for adults. Recognized for quality, innovation, and a positive work environment, we are proud of our reputation for consistently exceeding the needs and expectations of those we serve. At Ohio Living, our mission is the heart of our organization.
Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness in older adults, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.
Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, financial stewardship, leadership and care.
Ohio Living, headquartered in Columbus, has services throughout Ohio ranging from a variety of housing options in one of our life plan communities through the full continuum of care to post-acute home health and hospice support for adults, wherever they live.
Our mission is to provide adults with caring and quality services toward the enhancement of physical, mental and spiritual well-being consistent with the Christian Gospel.
Company History
The essence of Ohio Living is its spirit, nurtured through more than 90 years of history. Our story begins with a life cut short – the death of young Dorothy Love in 1921. From this loss, a tradition of caring and quality services was born, and continues to flourish through creativity, innovation and expansion.
Dorothy Love, the 7-year-old daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. Wilbert Blake Love of Sidney, died after being struck by a car a half-block from her home. Mr. Love’s entire congregation was shocked and saddened, but the news fell especially hard on Moses Russell, a ruling elder and close friend of the Love family. Grief-stricken by the girl’s death, Russell and his two sisters, Martha and Elizabeth, donated a 294-acre tract of farmland in Dorothy’s honor. This early location would become today’s scenic Dorothy Love Retirement Community.
Originally, the Synod of Ohio owned the earliest communities, which were supported solely by contributions from Presbyterian churches. In 1973, Ohio Presbyterian Homes (OPH) reincorporated as a non-profit, interdenominational corporation, and in 1981, the Articles of Incorporation were revised to remove any control or liability of OPH from the Ohio Synod or United Presbyterian Church of the USA.
The name of the corporation was officially changed in 1986 from Ohio Presbyterian Homes to Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services. In addition, the OPRS Foundation was formed to handle the fundraising and investment activities in support of OPRS.
In 2001, a new umbrella structure – Midwest Presbyterian Senior Services – was created. OPRS and the OPRS Foundation were both part of this larger family.
On July 1, 2010, Midwest Presbyterian Senior Services was renamed Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services. In addition, OPRS Communities and Senior Independence joined the OPRS Foundation as wholly owned OPRS subsidiaries serving the retirement communities and community services, respectively. Each subsidiary has a separate focus, president and board of directors. OPRS retained Presbyterian in its name to honor its historic roots and continue its Christian orientation with an emphasis on love and special care for individual residents. We are an ecumenical organization and serve people from numerous faith backgrounds.
On October 28, 2016, OPRS underwent a systemwide rebranding to become Ohio Living. Our organization remains a mission of the Synod of the Covenant of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and maintains a covenant agreement with the Synod. Ohio Living respects and welcomes diversity of spiritual expression.
In recent years, Ohio Living has witnessed an increased demand for quality care for older adults. How we meet this demand, along with the many other challenges the future holds, is the next chapter of the Ohio Living story, one that is certain to continue for generations.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
• Fortune magazine Best Workplaces in Aging Services.
• LeadingAge Ohio Employer of Choice.
• Finalist for the Columbus CEO HR Team Excellence & Innovation Awards.
• Recipient of the Better Business Bureau Torch Awards for Ethics.
• Our life plan communities and home health and hospice services are consistently ranked among the best healthcare service providers and best places to work by leading publications and groups.
Benefits
We provide an engaging, team-oriented workplace dedicated to career, family and faith. We are committed to recognizing our employees for a job well done, supporting employee training and development, and promoting work-life balance and wellness of body, mind and spirit. And depending on an employee's status, we offer affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, 403b retirement savings, paid time off, education assistance, and much more.