Photography Project Helped Bethany Village Senior With Memory Loss Connect With Family During Visits A collaborative art series featuring the talents of long-time Bethany Village resident Wally Willaman and his son-in-law Bill Franz, an amateur photographer, will be exhibited at the Dayton Metro Library second-floor gallery through Nov. 5, 2023*. The exhibit, titled Jobs from A to Z, features 26 original works of art that were created using digital photography collage. Each piece features a photograph that corresponds to a letter of the alphabet and is signed by both artists. [*UPDATE 11/4: The series is no longer on exhibit in...

Nine Bethany Village residents have been selected for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight Dayton‘s mission is to take veterans who served from WWII through the end of the Vietnam Era to see their memorials.   PICTURED: Veterans Teb Baines, Dennis Barber, Fred Witwer, John Linville, Gary Baker with brother Leonard Baker (not a Bethany resident) and JD Livesay, with Centerville City Council Member Belinda Kenley and Montgomery County Treasurer John McManus Bethany Village Independent Living Life Enrichment staff hosted a happy hour September 22 to celebrate the group of veterans: Teb Baines Gary Baker Dennis Barber Tom...

Counting on staff, family and community votes once again this year has paid off, as Bethany Village has swept ALL THREE categories in the 2023 Best of Dayton reader’s choice contest: Best Independent Living (new category in 2023) Best Assisted Living Facility Best Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center Companies must first be nominated and rank among the top six finalists in their category. Once top nominees are selected, Dayton.com and the Dayton Daily News determine the winners in each category from votes cast online throughout the Miami Valley. We especially appreciate the efforts of our employees who take pride in faithfully caring...

Heather Carruth, a nurse assessment coordinator at Bethany Village, has been named the winner of LeadingAge Ohio’s 2023 Excellence in Caring Award. This award is presented to a single “outstanding direct or indirect care professional or volunteer within a LeadingAge Ohio member organization who enriches the lives of those they serve and exemplifies quality of care in the field of aging services,” according to LeadingAge. The 2023 Award Winners were announced in Columbus at the LeadingAge Ohio Annual Conference & Trade Show. Heather began her career at Bethany Village 34 years ago in dietary services, becoming a nurse in 1998....

Graceworks Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Integrity Officer Dawn Barhorst has been selected to participate in the 2024 class of Leadership Dayton, alongside organizational leaders from throughout the Miami Valley. Leadership Dayton is a premier leadership development program designed by Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce to identify, educate and motivate a connected network of community leaders and increase the individual’s capacity to serve the Dayton region. Over the next 10 months, members of the Class of 2024 will further their education and understanding by examining multiple industries, from government to health & human services, through a social servant...