The Ohio Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force is a group of leading experts in aging, long-term care, and other disciplines – as well as long-term care consumers and advocates themselves – appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to study issues surrounding quality of life and quality of care, with a goal of making excellence the expectation for all of Ohio’s 960+ nursing homes.

The Task Force is chaired by Ursel J. McElroy, Director of the Ohio Department of Aging. You can view the full list of Task Force members below.

Governor DeWine has directed this group to work on an expedited timeline. As such, the Task Force will travel to communities across the state between now and May to hear directly from nursing home residents and their loved ones about their experiences and issue a report of their findings. In addition, the Task Force will hold regular meetings to discuss public input and formulate recommendations on how to improve quality of care and quality of life in all Ohio nursing homes. Event times, dates, and locations are listed below.

Ohioans who are not able to attend these in-person events, but who would still like to make their voice heard, will be able to provide their insights online. Check back on this webpage soon for more information.
 

Virtual Listening Sessions

To ensure that all Ohio nursing home residents, family members, and interested community members have an opportunity to share their experiences about the quality of nursing facilities across the state, AARP Ohio will host town hall-style events via live phone calls, allowing all Ohioans statewide to make their voices heard.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
5-6 p.m.
Phone Event
Click here to register (AARP Ohio)

Thursday, April 20, 2023
11 a.m. - Noon
Phone Event
Registration will be posted here when available

*Your participation constitutes your consent to be recorded, and to the release, publication, exhibition, reproduction of any and all media for use on websites, in social media, news and publications. By participating, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of the recorded media. While any personally identifying information provided would be protected, testimony provided would be subject to a public record subject to release on request by a member of the public.

In-Person Listening Sessions

The Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force will travel to communities across the state between now and May to hear directly from nursing home residents and their loved ones. 

Youngstown
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 1 – 3 p.m.
Youngstown State University
Kilcawley Center – Chestnut Room
117 University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555
*This event has concluded*

Cincinnati
Thursday, March 16, 2023 10 a.m. – Noon
University of Cincinnati
Tangeman University Center – Room 400
2701 Bearcat Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221
*This event has concluded*

Cincinnati
Thursday, March 16, 2023 1 – 3 p.m.
University of Cincinnati
Tangeman University Center – Room 400
2701 Bearcat Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221
*This event has concluded*

Dayton
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10 a.m. – Noon
Sinclair Community College
Conference Center - Charity E. Earley Auditorium
444 W. Third St, Dayton, OH 45402
*This event has concluded*

Dayton
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1 – 3 p.m. 
Sinclair Community College
Conference Center - Charity E. Earley Auditorium
444 W. Third St, Dayton, OH 45402
*This event has concluded*

Columbus
Friday, March 24, 2023 10 a.m. – Noon
Columbus State Community College
The Event Center at Mitchell Hall
250 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
*This event has concluded*

Columbus
Friday, March 24, 2023 1 – 3 p.m.
Columbus State Community College
The Event Center at Mitchell Hall
250 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
*This event has concluded*

Bowling Green
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 2 – 4 p.m.
Wood County Senior Center
140 S. Grove St, Bowling Green, OH 43402
*This event has concluded*

Nelsonville
Thursday, April 6, 2023 10 a.m. – Noon
The Lodge at Hocking College
15770 OH-691, Nelsonville, OH 45764
Click here to register for the Nelsonville listening session

Cleveland
Thursday, April 13, 2023 10 a.m. – Noon
The Conference Center at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging 
11890 Fairhill Road, Cleveland, OH 44120
*Registration full*

Cleveland
Thursday, April 13, 2023 1 – 3 p.m.
The Conference Center at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging 
11890 Fairhill Road, Cleveland, OH 44120
*Registration full*

*Your attendance at a meeting constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and recorded, and to the release, publication, exhibition, reproduction of any and all media for use on websites, in social media, news and publications. By attending a meeting, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of the recorded media. While any personally identifying information provided would be protected, testimony provided would be subject to a public record subject to release on request by a member of the public.

Task Force Meetings

In addition to the community listening sessions, the task force will hold regular meetings to discuss public input and formulate recommendations on how to improve quality of care and quality of life in all Ohio nursing homes.

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
1 – 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 9, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Ohio Department of Transportation
Conference Room 1C
1980 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Conference Room 1106
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Conference Room 1106
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Charles D. Shipley Building – Atrium
1970 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Task Force Members

• Ursel McElroy, Director, Ohio Department of Aging Chair 
• Bruce Vanderhoff, Director, Ohio Department of Health Vice-Chair 
• Trey Addison, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Alzheimer’s Association
• Robert Applebaum, Professor and Director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project, Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University
• General Deborah Ashenhurst, Director, Ohio Department of Veteran Services
• Blaine Brockman, Chair of the Elder and Special Needs Law Committee, Ohio State Bar Association
• Jessica Coleman, President, Ohio Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
• Maureen Corcoran, Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid
• Lori Criss, Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
• Jacqueline DeGenova, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Ohio Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
• Kim Hauck, Director, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
• Holly Holtzen, State Director, AARP Ohio
• Ira Kaplan, Co-Chair of Long Term Care Committee, Jewish Federations of America
• Jennifer Kucera, Disability Rights Advocate
• Greg Miller, Vice Chairman, Board of Executives of Long-Term Services and Supports
• Chris Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Senior Health Sciences
• Pete Van Runkle, Executive Director, Ohio Health Care Association
• Susan Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, LeadingAge Ohio