Understanding the Not-for-Profit Difference

Not-for-profit service providers are unique by design. These organizations were founded and
are managed to ensure that older adults continually receive quality care they can trust.

Key differences of not-for-profit providers of services for older Ohioans include:

Mission-driven: They adapt to changing aging services while remaining committed to their missions.

Governance: Community-based volunteers, not corporate investors.

Quality:  They consistently use resources to provide more hands-on care to meet the needs of the people they serve.  Independent studies continually show not-for-profits have greater staffing, including more direct care staff.

Resources:  Not-for-profits reinvest resources into their mission to increase staffing, improve facilities, enhance services, and most importantly, ensure consumer and staff satisfaction - not to benefit stockholders or increase company value.

Services:  They are committed to innovation and continuous quality improvement.  These organizations  tailor housing, healthcare, and community services to meet individual needs, not profit goals.

Brethren Retirement Community is Darke County’s only not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community.