About Us

Where the Spirit creates Abundant Life in Community

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Faith-Inspired Services Serving Communities Across the U.S.

In UCH communities, you can expect:

  • An active community life
  • Purposeful living in mind, body and spirit
  • Faith-inspired programming
  • Freedom to do what you want each day
  • Respect for personal choice
  • A welcoming culture

Our Mission and Purpose

Founded in 1916, UCH began its mission at a time of ethnic discrimination, poverty and pandemic. There were no safety nets for the poor or older adults like there are today. Over the years, people and situations have changed, but our mission has remained the same: To provide quality, affordable housing and healthcare options to older adults.

Today, United Church Homes is a leading provider of healthcare and senior living services. Our mission? To transform aging by building a culture of community, wholeness and peace for those we are privileged to serve.

Community

Wholeness

Peace

Our Vision

United Church Homes enjoys faith-inspired ties with the United Church of Christ. The UCH vision —where the Spirit creates Abundant Life in Community — encourages new ways of thinking and talking about aging. Simply put, UCH celebrates older adults! We’re evolving care and living options to appeal to a new generation of people living longer, more active lives after retirement.

  • We help UCH residents define what Abundant Living means with a commitment to:
  • Drive conversations about the way people think about and experience aging.
  • Lead culture change. UCH is moving beyond institutional-directed care to person-directed care — promoting choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living for older adults.
  • Be an inclusive and equitable provider of healthcare and housing services for older adults of diverse backgrounds
  • Practice our core values to support diversity, build equity, and seek justice as a core part of our ministry in the world.

UCH opened our first “home for the aged” in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in 1916. Today, United Church Homes owns or manages more than 90 communities in 15 states and two tribal nations. We provide affordable housing, independent living, assisted living, long-term care, fast track rehab, home health, NaviGuide, home care, hospice, skilled nursing and memory care to thousands of older adults, daily.

Transforming Senior Living

United Church Homes actively advocates for older adults. Our education efforts and community partnerships are transforming the future of aging. The servant leadership culture is strongly embedded within the UCH team. For example, the I LIVE It program ensures every staff member embodies our hospitality philosophy.

LIVE: Listen, Inspire, Value, Empower

Listen

  • I listen intently with compassion to understand others’ needs.
  • I listen with an open heart and mind.

Inspire

  • I inspire creative hospitality through teamwork.
  • I inspire others by my example.

Value

  • I value and respect residents’ choices.
  • I value myself, others and the contributions we make.
  • I value a community environment that is safe and clean.
  • I value integrity and transparency as shown by my words and deeds.

Empower

  • I empower a culture of caring.
  • I am empowered to take action.
  • I am empowered to be a steward of the trust given to me.

Award-Winning Care

UCH Life Plan and healthcare communities hold bronze and silver awards from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living National Quality Award Program. Every resident receives the highest quality of care and personal services. United Church Homes is a proud member of the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ and the American Health Care Association.

Innovative Memory Support

UCH memory care and support neighborhoods embrace cutting-edge philosophies proven to enhance quality of life for older adults living with dementia or related conditions.

Education and Advocacy: The Parker Center

The Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging is the education and advocacy center of United Church Homes. The Parker Center brings together experts in gerontology, healthcare, spirituality and ministry. These skilled professionals collaborate to drive innovations, care models and public policy that improves life for older adults.

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United Church Homes Welcomes Everyone

Love, compassion, and peace are core tenets of our mission and deeply rooted in our values. UCH extends a warm, sincere welcome to all.

We invite people to come as they are, providing a safe and welcoming environment that is open to anyone who walks through our doors.

The communities of United Church Homes are open to everyone, regardless of race, gender expression or sexual identity, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. We provide a safe and welcoming environment for everyone who walks through our doors. Or, as we like to say: “come as you are!”

Looking for local LGBTQIA+ Resources in your area? Check out the United Church Homes LGBTQIA+ Resource Guide for local listings of resources and welcoming organizations.

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We’re Ready to Help

If you need personalized support to make the right senior living decision for you, our community advisors would be happy to offer you their expert guidance to help you decide the ideal senior living community or service to meet your needs.