Four Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice Locations Designated as a Bronze Employer of Choice by LeadingAge Ohio
Columbus, Ohio -- Four Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice Greater Columbus locations have been named as bronze 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.
The awards were presented to Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice locations in Greater Cleveland, Greater Columbus, Greater Toledo, and Greater Youngstown.
“We’re very proud to be recognized for our employee culture and commitment to excellence,” said Dan O'Connor, Ohio Living Chief Operating Officer. “We believe that respecting our staff and ensuring their success is the best way to create positive outcomes for our patients.”
This is the inaugural year for the Employer of Choice program, which awards gold, silver and bronze-level designations. Three organizations received the gold designation including one Ohio Living life plan community. Thirty received bronze of which four are Ohio Living life plan communities and four are 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.
About Ohio Living:
Ohio Living is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit, multi-site senior living organizations. Each year, Ohio Living serves more than 73,000 people through one of our 12 life plan communities and Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice. Our Ohio-based services range from a variety of housing options in one of our communities through the full continuum of care to post-acute home health and hospice support for adults, wherever they live. Additionally, the Ohio Living Foundation raises several million dollars annually to support charity care, special programs, capital expansion and endowment.