The Official Blog of Episcopal Retirement Services

At Episcopal Retirement Services, we are committed to enriching the lives of older adults in our community. Guiding and driving this mission? Our Ways of Working, which embody how we do what we do, as well as our six Core Values comprising relationships, integrity, engagement, inclusion, person-centeredness and progressive thinking.

Over the past 18 months, we’ve been working as an organization to evaluate how these values support a rich and vibrant culture within each of our communities. We recently addressed relationships, progressive thinking and person-centeredness. Up next? Engagement.

Blue Zone key researcher Nick Buettner sat down with us to answer some questions about what we can learn from the people who live better, longer.

Trihealth Bethesda Family Therapist Kelly Rogan sat down with us to answer some questions about the importance of self-care, when caring for another.

ERS Board members bring a wide range of skills and experience to the organization that helps ERS excel in its mission to create communities for older adults that are the gold standard in the industry. “ERS will address the broader community’s needs and aim to provide the highest level of aging services and quality of life for older adults,” says JoAnn Hagopian, Chair of the Board.

In 2019, ERS was thrilled to welcome three new board members Elizabeth Lilly, Jenny Payne, and Arnie Austin. Learn more about them below!

Refresh Your Soul 2020 Speaker Dave Caperton sat down with us and answered our questions.

Every year, Episcopal Retirement Services honors non-management team members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to exemplify excellence in caregiving and who strives to care for our residents in special and meaningful ways with the Martindell Award.

Person-centeredness is a common theme running through all of our communities, programs, and services at Episcopal Retirement Services (ERS). Wondering what this term means, why it matters, and how we leverage it toward the physical, mental and spiritual health of all of our community members? Here’s a closer look at person-centered care (PCC) at ERS.

Register now for Parish Health Ministry’s annual Refresh Your Soul Conference will return to the Cintas Center at Xavier University on Monday, March 16, 2020.

Members of the ERS team recently attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the new and exciting Manse Apartments for seniors. With affordable housing in short supply for older adults and given ERS's ongoing commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our community’s seniors, we couldn’t be more thrilled about this project or our part in it.

Here’s a closer look at the transformation of this historic Manse Hotel into affordable senior housing means for its future residents.

Episcopal Retirement Services is a comprehensive provider of programs that benefit Cincinnati and Tristate seniors. Since 1951, we’ve worked to improve the lives of older adults through innovative, quality senior living communities and community services.