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Chief Operating Officer – Ohio Living – Westerville Ohio

Deffet Group is pleased to have been retained by Ohio Living to conduct an executive search for a Chief Operating Officer.

Ohio Living is one of the largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit providers of senior living and healthcare services in Ohio. With headquarters in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus, the organization’s footprint spans 43 counties. The Ohio Living team is guided by a mission to provide quality care and meaningful support to adults across every stage of aging. Deeply rooted in faith, compassion, and community, the company consistently exceeds the needs and expectations of those it serves through the provision of: Life Plan Communities; Home and Community-Based Services; Physicians Services; Medicare Advantage Plan; Affordable Housing; PACE; and the Ohio Living Foundation. Ohio Living’s 11 Life Plan Communities offer luxury-style housing to those age 55+ including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation. Ohio Living is proud to have been named “Best of Senior Living” by A Place for Mom five years in a row. The Home and Community-Based Services division provides home health, hospice, and palliative medicine to over 67,000 Ohioans annually. 

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for leadership, strategic planning, and both financial and operational results while ensuring company standards, culture, ethics and applicable regulations and guidelines. The COO fosters a positive work environment to attract, motivate, and retain employees while working alongside other team members to make a difference in the lives of adults who have embraced the next chapter of their lives.

The ideal candidate will be an individual who exhibits confidence tempered with humility and an ability to develop both the community-based and HCBS facets of Ohio Living. Integrating the values of care, customer service, financial stewardship, innovation, integrity, leadership, and inclusion into daily decisions, the ideal candidate must exhibit a growth mindset and be approachable and relatable to residents, families, patients, board members, staff, donors, stakeholders and the greater community. This individual will interact easily with communities and departments throughout the Ohio Living family with energy and positivity and identify areas of potential growth for the organization. The COO will exhibit financial acumen and the ability to identify, motivate, and nurture team members in their career paths.

Candidate nominations or expressions of personal interest may be directed in confidence to Elizabeth Feltner, Chief Executive Officer, Deffet Group, Inc., via email: info@deffetgroup.com.