Feature Story : Walnut Hills Retirement Comm

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Motorists driving by the campus on Olde Pump Street in Walnut Creek will see obvious changes as more new homes are constructed in The Meadows Community, and visitors to the Retirement Home and Nursing Home may see ongoing renovations at those facilities, but that physical growth is not the only thing to be excited about at Walnut Hills.

People from all over Ohio and other states, including Texas, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, have decided to call Walnut Hills home, and that has built a unique community that reflects varying lifestyles, preferences, and needs.

“Regardless of a person’s dependency, our goal is to enable the individual to maintain his or her pattern of living on our campus, just like it was before moving here,” said Jeremy Kauffman, Nursing Home Administrator.

At the Retirement Home, plans are progressing for a new Memory Support Program to be opened by Fall 2007. This Household will offer a unique design and program for 12 individuals with early and mid-stage Alzheimer’s or related issues.

Renovations of Assisted Living suites at the Retirement Home in 2007 will qualify Walnut Hills for the new AL Waiver Program, which subsidizes individuals with state funds to live in Assisted Living communities.

At the Nursing Home, expansion of the Rehabilitation Program will continue. IV therapy was added this past year, and plans call for the addition of more private rooms with amenities that individuals in short-term rehabilitation appreciate and need. Traditional services of physical, occupational, and speech therapies will continue to help individuals regain their independence to return home.

Development of a nine-acre Community Park that highlights the natural woodlands with walking trails and water areas will continue in 2007, as well. Levi Troyer, the founder of Walnut Hills, and his family are funding the cost of developing this park for all residents of Walnut Creek Township.

Walnut Hills is one of the few privately owned Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Ohio. As a CCRC, Walnut Hills offers many different Lifestyles on one campus, which provides individuals with security and services in combination with freedom and choices.

In reflecting over his 25 years as President and Administrator of Walnut Hills, David Miller noted “Our success is dependent on listening and changing to provide the amenities and programs our current and future customers want.”

Walnut Hills Retirement Community is located on Olde Pump Street in Walnut Creek and is home to 250 individuals and is staffed by 165 Associates.