Interested candidates should contact Caryn Howell with MHS Alliance at Caryn@StiffneyGroup.com or 574-537-8736.

If these roles are not consistent with your own career path, please consider sharing the information with other qualified candidates, as we do welcome nominations and referrals for these exciting assignments.

Interested candidates should contact Caryn Howell with MHS Alliance at Caryn@StiffneyGroup.com or 574-537-8736.

If these roles are not consistent with your own career path, please consider sharing the information with other qualified candidates, as we do welcome nominations and referrals for these exciting assignments.

Interested candidates should contact Caryn Howell with MHS Alliance at Caryn@StiffneyGroup.com or 574-537-8736.

If these roles are not consistent with your own career path, please consider sharing the information with other qualified candidates, as we do welcome nominations and referrals for these exciting assignments.

Additionally, TMM through its five wholly owned subsidiaries is the General Partner of 320 additional affordable senior and family housing units.

Applicants must have at least three years housing management or related financial management experience. Self-motivated, yet strong team member committed to the faith-driven values of the United Methodist Association and the Judeo-Christian heritage.

Masters degree preferred in business, law, fund development, human services, or an MDiv. Competitive salary and benefits package, plus negotiable relocation costs.

Email cover letter and resume to mpreston@tmmfs.org. Please visit our website at www.tmmfs.org for more specifics of the agency. Resumes accepted through April 1, 2012.

LeAnn Thieman is a nationally acclaimed speaker, author, and nurse who was “accidentally” caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift in 1975. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies as Saigon was falling to the Communists. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed.

Don’t miss her opening presentation, Light A Single Candle, at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 12!  Recounting her dramatic experiences from the Airlift, LeAnn shares life-changing lessons for coping in our “war zones” today. This poignant, yet humorous, presentation inspires audiences to balance their lives, truly live their priorities, and make a difference in the world.

A sign above a pediatric burn unit in Vietnam read, “It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” LeAnn inspires and honors audiences for lighting their candles of caring. She has been featured in Newsweek Magazine’s Voices of the Century issue, on FOX-TV, BBC, NPR, PBS, PAX-TV’s It’s A Miracle, and countless radio and TV programs.

After her story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, LeAnn became one of Chicken Soup’s most prolific writers, having now coauthored twelve books in the series, including her just released, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Answered Prayers.

LeAnn is one of only ten-percent of speakers worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation. In August, 2008 she was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.

You don’t want to miss this UMA meeting!, Full program and registration details will follow next week, but you can already reserve your room at the fabulous Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista located in the Walt Disney World® Resort. We have a spectacular rate of only $130 per night, and this price is good for three days before and after our meeting.

Keep watching your inbox for information about other phenomenal speakers scheduled to be with us in Orlando. Among them will be Mary Tomlinson, Dave Lawrence and Susan Dreyfus. Want to know more about them? Well, watch for the information next week!

Visit the National Convention Page to see a tentative schedule of events.

Ohio Director of Health Transformation Greg Moody and State Sen. Shannon Jones visited the Otterbein Skilled Nursing & Rehab Neighborhood in Springboro Dec. 8. Shown, from left, are Moody, Reita Studzinski, Irene Kruse, Helen Caplinger and Jones. Studzinski, Caplinger and Jones are residents there.

SPRINGBORO – Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices’ representatives hope a recent visit with state officials makes a difference in the way care is delivered to Ohio’s elders in the future. Ohio Director of Health Transformation Greg Moody and State Sen. Shannon Jones visited the Otterbein Skilled Nursing & Rehab Neighborhood in Springboro Dec. 8.

Sue McConn, vice president of Otterbein Skilled Nursing & Rehab Neighborhoods, met Moody at the Leading Age conference this fall and extended to him an invitation from herself and Hreben to see one of Otterbein’s five small house neighborhoods.

“With the state’s budget challenges and the effects of the budget on Medicaid reimbursement, we felt it would be good for the governor or his representative to see how operationally efficient the houses are and to experience firsthand the quality of life of the elders living in the neighborhood,” McConn said.

Small house neighborhoods are made up of five homes, each with 10 residents in private suites. These small houses combine the warmth and companionship of home with all of the skilled clinical nursing care services in a residential setting. The design of the small houses and their location within a neighborhood makes the transition for elders easier. Both elders and staff appreciate key differences such as no institutional schedules, meals or routines; smaller scale environments; high elder assistant staffing ratios; and home cooked meals.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s passionate mission is to make Ohio one of the most forward looking and reform-oriented states in America.

Ohio has the largest number of small house neighborhoods in the United States. In addition to Springboro, Otterbein has locations in Maineville, Middletown, Monclova and Perrysburg.
McConn said, “This model is without a doubt forward looking and reform oriented. It is a change from an institutional model of elder care to elder-centered, elder-driven skilled nursing care.”

Jones and Moody met five residents at Otterbein’s small house neighborhood in Springboro. The discussion centered mostly on what it is like to live in the houses, why they chose Otterbein, if they had opportunities to get out to various events, etc. McConn said one elder shared that she had been in another nursing home prior to moving to Springboro and it had been “awful.” She had to share a room, everyone told her what to do and she was not happy. She told Moody and Jones that at Otterbein she has her own room, the other elders in the house are like family – “like my sisters,” and that she loves her home.

McConn felt Moody really understood Otterbein’s mission with the small house neighborhoods.

“My thought was that he was truly impressed,” McConn said, “not just with the physical environment, or the true sense of family he saw, but with the financial operational efficiency of the model. We were able to share the capital costs of the projects and suggested that more such neighborhoods could be built if the state were willing to give some concessions.”

To enable more neighborhoods be built, Hreben suggested Ohio could restructure CON requirements to foster small house development, establish a new category of nursing home with building codes aligned with the model and establish government-supported ways to access capital.

McConn said the small house model can and will change the way care is delivered to older Ohioans and can be cost effective, but providers need help in order to access capital for these projects. She also explained that building codes which were developed for institutional nursing homes do not apply to these small house developments and need to be changed. This model can work financially for not-for-profit and for-profit providers, she noted.

The Cincinnati Enquirer recently ran an article about a bill authored by Jones to boost the quality of Ohio’s nursing homes and also make them homier, which is on the fast track for approval by state legislators and would tie higher reimbursements to 20 new quality measures. The article said, “Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices exemplifies how nursing homes can be made more resident friendly.” In that same article, Moody referenced his experience at Springboro, comparing Otterbein small houses to condos and calling them “incredible.”

To learn more about Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, please visit www.otterbein.org or call 1-888-513-9131.

About Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices

Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, founded in 1912, is a non-profit health and human service ministry, serving nearly 2,000 people, and is related to the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences of the United Methodist Church. Otterbein has five full-service retirement communities, five skilled nursing and rehabilitation neighborhoods and a home health agency.

B. Diane Williams, the organization’s President/CEO since 1996, is a recognized authority on criminal justice policies, with particular expertise in community corrections strategies and programming for adults and juveniles. Her vision of “A Road Back” stems from her various roles with the organization since the 1970s. “What has never changed is Safer Foundation’s purpose in terms of who we serve, individuals with a criminal record, and what we offer, productive employment. We have known all along that if you want safer communities you need organizations like Safer Foundation.”

Safer Foundation seeks a proven fundraiser with a strong business acumen, a team player who will join forces with fellow staff to champion the cause and fully embraces its important mission. Paramount to the challenge, the Senior Director of Development will possess an understanding of the criminal justice system vis-à-vis the organization’s impact in the community from a human and social services perspective. The successful candidate will be collaborative, entrepreneurial, optimistic, patient, persistent and respectful in their quest to raise new awareness and funding support in a transformative and motivating work environment.

The Senior Director of Development is responsible for identifying and developing funding sources, increasing contract and contributed income, nurturing key relationships, and setting a development agenda that promotes Safer’s interests and utilizes its resources and expertise. The position reports to the Vice President of Public Policy and External Relations. Please click on the Opportunity Guide for more information.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply online with their cover letter and resume at http://ag-es.kintera.org/applicant. Inquiries will be held in strict confidence. Questions regarding the position may be addressed via email only to Kathrene Wales, Consultant, at kwales@alford.com.

Your referrals will be greatly appreciated.

Our 2012 National Convention will be held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. The hotel is in the Walt Disney World® Resort, conveniently located across the street from Downtown Disney. As an official resort hotel, UMA attendees and family members will be able to take advantage of complimentary shuttles to the Disney theme parks and exclusive Extra Magic Hours. It’s a great convention location that promises fun for the entire family.

UMA has secured an incredible discounted rate of only $130, and it’s good three days before and after our meeting. Hotel staff says this is the lowest price they’ve offered a group, so we are truly fortunate!

Details and UMA Registration will be available next week, but here’s the schedule of events: (download Registration PDF for copy of schedule)

Stay tuned to our website and Member News for more information.

Keynote Speaker

LeAnn Thieman is a nationally acclaimed speaker, author, and nurse who was “accidentally” caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift in 1975. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies as Saigon was falling to the Communists. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed.

Don’t miss her opening presentation, Light A Single Candle, at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 12!  Recounting her dramatic experiences from the Airlift, LeAnn shares life-changing lessons for coping in our “war zones” today. This poignant, yet humorous, presentation inspires audiences to balance their lives, truly live their priorities, and make a difference in the world.

A sign above a pediatric burn unit in Vietnam read, “It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” LeAnn inspires and honors audiences for lighting their candles of caring. She has been featured in Newsweek Magazine’s Voices of the Century issue, on FOX-TV, BBC, NPR, PBS, PAX-TV’s It’s A Miracle, and countless radio and TV programs.

After her story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, LeAnn became one of Chicken Soup’s most prolific writers, having now coauthored twelve books in the series, including her just released, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Answered Prayers.

LeAnn is one of only ten-percent of speakers worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation. In August, 2008 she was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.

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Qualified candidates will have 5-7 years senior leadership experience in large organizations (preferably in the not-for-profit sector), strong financial knowledge, board experience, ability to develop a productive work culture consistent with organizational values, and a passion for the organization’s mission.  Preferred criteria also would include holding a Nursing Home Administrator’s license (or being willing to obtain licensure within the first year of service),as well as having at least a Bachelor’s degree in business, health administration, or a related field, with Master’s degree preferred.

Interested candidates should contact Caryn Howell with MHS Alliance at caryn@stiffneygroup.com or 574-537-8736.

If this role is not consistent with your own career path, please consider sharing the information with other qualified candidates, as we do welcome nominations and referrals for this exciting assignment.