Legacy Village Receives Bronze Employer of Choice Designation for Workforce Excellence

National Church Residences Legacy Village is proud to announce that they have received a Bronze Employer of Choice designation through the 2019-2020 LeadingAge Ohio Employer of Choice Initiative. National Church Residences Legacy Village was one of only 23 organizations statewide within LeadingAge Ohio’s 400 members to receive a prestigious Employer of Choice designation.

“Through LeadingAge Ohio’s Employer of Choice program, members can demonstrate that they strive not just to be residences or providers of choice, but to be employers of choice as well,” said LeadingAge Ohio President & CEO Kathryn Brod. “The Employer of Choice designation recognizes our members that are making strides to distinguish their organizations from competitors on metrics related to employee satisfaction, staffing-related outcomes, and other measures of workplace excellence.”

National Church Residences Legacy Village employs 60 employees in the Xenia area and provides independent and assisted living services to more than 100 residents.

“Thank you to all of our staff members at Legacy Village for the incredible work they do for our residents,” said Steve Throop, executive director at Legacy Village. “Their dedication and excellence played a major role in our success and helped us to earn the Bronze Employer of Choice designation.”

The LeadingAge Ohio Employer of Choice recognition program requires applicant organizations to have a 3-star or better rating on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Quality Rating System, and an occupancy rate of 80 percent or higher for at least one year as of the date of application for newly-opened communities.

Other criteria include:

• Employee satisfaction surveys
• ODA Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resident Survey
• 90-Day turnover rate
• Annual retention
• Audited financial statements

To learn more about Legacy Village, please visit https://bit.ly/2oe3Eb2.

Founded in 1937, LeadingAge Ohio is a nonprofit organization that represents over 400 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 daily and employ more than 35,000 persons statewide.

About National Church Residences

National Church Residences serves more than 42,000 seniors through its array of housing and health care services. The not-for-profit organization is driven by a vision of advancing better living for all seniors, enabling them to remain home for life. With 340 communities in 25 states, it is the nation’s largest not-for-profit provider of affordable senior housing and the largest manager of service coordinators. The organization also offers residential senior communities, home and community-based services, as well as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and disabled. For more information, visit us at NationalChurchResidences.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.