10 Ohio Living Locations Designated Employer of Choice by LeadingAge Ohio
10 Ohio Living locations have been named an Employer of Choice by LeadingAge Ohio for 2017-2018. The award recognizes providers of aging services who demonstrate leadership in employee development and engagement and meet stringent workforce development criteria.
Ohio Living Dorothy Love won gold, the highest level of designation.
Meanwhile, bronze-level awards were presented to the following life plan communities: Ohio Living Lake Vista, Ohio Living Mount Pleasant, Ohio Living Vineyard on Catawba, Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber and Ohio Living Swan Creek. The award was also presented to Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice locations in Greater Cleveland, Greater Youngstown, Greater Toledo and Greater Columbus. 
“We’re very proud to be recognized for our employee culture and commitment to excellence,” said Daniel O'Connor, Ohio Living Chief Operating Officer. “We believe that respecting our staff and ensuring their success is the best way to create a positive community for our residents.”
This is the inaugural year for the Employer of Choice program, which awards gold, silver and bronze-level designations. In addition to Ohio Living Dorothy Love, two other organizations received the gold designation. Thirty received bronze including four Ohio Living life plan communities and four Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice locations.
LeadingAge Ohio is a nonprofit trade association that represents approximately 500 long-term care organizations and hospices, as well as those providing ancillary health care and housing services, in more than 150 Ohio towns and cities. The continuum of care reflected by the member organizations serve an estimated 400,000 elderly Ohioans annually and employ more than 35,000 persons statewide.