United Church Homes

No Cuts to Affordable Housing: UCC’s CHHSM Execs Take Advocacy Fight to Congress

By Barb Powell | April 7, 2017

Aging brings change, but not all of it is rosy. A crisis for the ever-increasing, diverse population of senior citizens exists in the United States: a shortage of affordable housing. According to a 2014 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, 10,000 people turn 65 each day. By 2035, low-income seniors may…

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United Church Homes to Invest $17 Million in Parkvue Community Makeover

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 4, 2017
Parkvue United Church Homes Exterior Image

Over the next several years, United Church Homes will make nearly $17 million in upgrades to Parkvue Community, a full-service retirement community with independent, assisted and health care services in Sandusky, Ohio. United Church Homes, a national nonprofit, faith-based senior living provider in Marion, Ohio, will add 44 homes to the community, including 10 new…

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United Church Homes’ ‘I LIVE IT’ Program Focuses on Hospitality, Culture Change

By Barb Powell | February 27, 2017

What’s the “word of the week”? At United Church Homes, a senior housing and healthcare provider headquartered in Marion, Ohio, it might be “home,” or “community,” or “wise-beyond-years,” or “neighbors.” These words are among those replacing the tired, traditional, institutional parlance of the health care profession: hospital, facility, sickly, unit. These “culture change words,” according…

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United Church Homes investing $3 million in upgrades to Pilgrim Manor in Grand Rapids

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | February 9, 2017
Exterior image of United Church Homes' Pilgrim Manor

United Church Homes plans to invest nearly $3 million in upgrades to Pilgrim Manor, a skilled nursing and assisted living community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. UCH, a national nonprofit, faith-based senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, will create two-room apartments with full baths and kitchenettes starting in March.  The project is expected to be…

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A Culture of Inclusion at United Church Homes: Acceptance and the LGBT Community

By CHHSM Staff | January 12, 2017
United Church Homes LGBT banner with hands together

As America ages, so does its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, creating both issues and opportunities for a generation of people who have lived relatively openly as themselves for 40-plus years.  United Church Homes, a United Church of Christ-related ministry that serves over 4,000 residents in 69 communities in 14 states and two…

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Charitable Care by UCC-Related Health Providers Jumps 18 Percent in 2016, Exceeds $857 Million

By Rev. J. Bennett Guess | January 6, 2017
Stethoscope

The United Church of Christ’s nearly 400 health and human service ministries provided more than $857 million in uncompensated, charitable care in 2016, an increase of nearly 18 percent in one year. The jump represents one of the largest single-year increases in decades, according to statistics collected by the UCC’s Council for Health and Human…

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United Church Homes is Helping Open Minds Through Art

By CHHSM Staff | December 12, 2016

Alzheimer’s disease has been described as a marathon in which residents and families progressively feel as if they’re losing control of minor details in their lives. As the mind and memory begin to fail, however, feelings of isolation, confusion, desperation, and frustration often emerge, compounding the disease’s impact on the quality of life. A new…

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United Church Homes launches Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging

By CHHSM Staff | November 22, 2016

(Columbus) — Nearly 200 people joined United Church Homes in remembering and celebrating the spirit of Ruth Frost Parker — a Sandusky resident whose vision, leadership, and philanthropy helped create the senior living residence of Parkvue Community in Sandusky — by attending a symposium entitled, “A Generation Ahead: Transforming the Way We Age,” held on…

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UCC’s United Church Homes Asks Obama Administration for Greater Leadership on Issues Facing LGBT Elders

By CHHSM Staff | August 25, 2016

United Church Homes, a large United Church of Christ provider of older adult housing, has joined other leading senior service providers and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations in a letter to the Obama Administration asking that greater attention be placed on the unique needs of LGBT seniors. “As a population that is too often…

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United Church Homes Celebrates 100 Years, Emphasizes Advocacy Need

By CHHSM Staff | August 5, 2016

United Church Homes, a leading national senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, recently celebrated 100 years of growth and progress with a two-day observance in Columbus. More than 250 guests, including donors, residents, clergy, board of director members, and others participated in the historic celebration. An organization that began in 1916 with five residents…

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