Nestled in beautiful Franklin, Indiana, our Otterbein Franklin campus is situated on 120 park-like acres that boast mature trees, stocked ponds, sidewalks, and walking trails.
When you visit, you’ll also find a fishing pond, tennis court, playground, and clubhouse with an indoor pool on the grounds.
We are minutes away from the rich history and charm of downtown Franklin where the courthouse, Franklin College, vintage shops, and eateries are waiting for you to explore.
Our Otterbein Franklin Campus is in close proximity to Greenwood, Indianapolis, and Columbus, which makes shopping trips and cultural excursions easy. We also offer convenient access to medical specialists and nationally recognized hospitals like Indiana University, St. Vincent, Franciscan Health, and Johnson Memorial Health, which is located across the street from our campus.
Living at Otterbein Franklin is not about retirement, but more about living an active, healthy life and still being able to plan for your future needs and preferences.
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Title: Otterbein and Franklin United Methodist Affiliation
Time: 8 min 19 sec
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Senior living community Franklin United Methodist in Franklin, IN (now named Otterbein Franklin) recently affiliated with Otterbein SeniorLife. Hear the CEOs and Board Members discuss the new partnership and welcome Otterbein Franklin to the Otterbein Ministry.
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a 165 year combined legacy of Christian faith and service to others has United two senior care communities since its founding in 1912 Otterbein has faithfully ministered to others originally founded as an almshouse by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ uh turbines hallmark has been ministry and forward-thinking uh turbine initially cared for orphaned children the elderly and was home to retired ministers missionaries and their families though the resident population has changed and is now focused on providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative care independent and assisted living to seniors the goal of providing opportunities for enhanced living and quality of care will never change Otterbein continues to hold close to their faith-based calling of caring and service today with the affiliation of Franklin Otterbein Senior Life has six full service life plan communities nine skilled nursing and rehabilitative neighborhoods a home health agency and hospice care serving more than 5,000 people annually uh turbines mission states in keeping with our United Methodist tradition we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons it's a mission that is ever-present progress toward achieving this mission is made each day by building a strong community that supports people no matter where they are on life's journey the Franklin United Methodist community and its doors in 1957 as a continuing care retirement community and provided a variety of living options and care choices for retired persons over the next six decades Franklin grew in the number of residents and services added rehabilitative care and became a leader in memory support services from a building perspective Franklin United added East and West nursing care wings a new chapel additional care facilities in Brooke a subdivision of 123 modern independent living homes through it all Franklin continued to deliver a high level of care comfort security and independence along with Christian faith and the long-standing traditions and standards of the United Methodist Church today Franklin is truly a continuing care community that gives residents the security of a life plan Franklin residents know that they will always have a place here they will always be well cared for whatever life brings and so it is that the strength of these two faith-based not-for-profit ministries will blend together and contribute greatly to the continued excellent care for residents and working experiences for their employees I got a phone call one day from a very kind gentleman named Keith Van Diemen for the last five or six years the board of directors of Franklin has been considering the possibility of doing affiliation and partnering with someone else so that we could remain not-for-profit and faith-based he wanted to talk to me about some of the work that his board was doing in seeking an affiliation we seriously started saying how can we do more than just year-to-year but start to looking years on into the future there's a lot of competition in our county and so the resources that we need are both access to capital and access to best practices when we started to investigate and get to know Otterbein and their whole ministry area it really seemed to come very close to our core values our purpose our mission and our ministry after the initial phone discussion we agreed to go visit Franklin United Methodist and what resonated I would say with our team was that we felt like we were at Otterbein Franklin already was a lot like us and so it was a way to expand and fulfill our mission folks often asked me is even board members do we have to do an affiliation and my response was no not at all we can make it for a lot of years but we won't thrive we might survive and in this market today with health care the way it is we want to thrive there is a complexity amongst health care now and complications of reimbursement that I think are going to require a lot of standalone facilities to need a system of support and resources and so we really begin to educate the board members and to help them understand what possibilities were if you merged or affiliated or acquired or in some combination came across where you had a system of support and resources that are not available to single site communities when you have the blessing of being able to work for an organization that that you're totally passionate about and you you get to connect with another group of people who are totally passionate about the same things you are it is magic and that's how the conversation began I would say that our initial response and receptivity was the fact that they were another United Methodist community and we have a very strong connection to our church and and what the church does in the field of Aging Jill and I both have a passion for allowing faith-based ministries to continue and to continue as not-for-profits will there be changes yeah there's gonna be changes the first big change is the name now it's auto buying Franklin for short are we still affiliated with United Methodist Church is our staff leadership still going to be in place do we still have our own board of directors and all those things we've been able to say yes to will there be other changes of course there will there's a reason why we're joining forces the new generation has higher expectations we need to create the options for what residents want in the future and that's going to take some vision that's going to take some reinventing our our campus we're on a 120 acre campus and there's going to be things that are going to have to be updated renovated and maybe completely replaced this affiliation is great because it allows us to do what we're most passionate about it allows us to continue to deliver our mission of enhancing the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by combining forces combining our passion we have more power to continue to deliver the highest quality of care both today and in the future just to know that that this is a like-mindedness management leadership vision that is going to be sustained and encouraged and will grow because culturally Otterbein and Franklin Methodist are one when you bring together the collective passion and the collective wisdom of the people that are involved in both of our ministries there is no doubt in my mind that together we are more without a doubt we think God's bless this union and we think it's the best thing that could have happened to her Franklin and daughter Biden I truly believe that together we are more Franklin Methodist community and honor by and senior lifestyle choices have assisted countless families during hard times and through the power of faith and prayer were able to persevere I am confident about the bright future that is ahead of this new affiliation and overjoyed when I think of the stories that will come from the experiences they will share as one I and all of the Saints in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church are rejoicing with you Otterbein senior living and Franklin United Methodist community that you have seen and now share a vision of collaborating and covenant together in order that you might do more be more and serve more to share love and compassion god bless you
Time: 8 min 19 sec
Description:
Senior living community Franklin United Methodist in Franklin, IN (now named Otterbein Franklin) recently affiliated with Otterbein SeniorLife. Hear the CEOs and Board Members discuss the new partnership and welcome Otterbein Franklin to the Otterbein Ministry.
Transcript:
a 165 year combined legacy of Christian faith and service to others has United two senior care communities since its founding in 1912 Otterbein has faithfully ministered to others originally founded as an almshouse by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ uh turbines hallmark has been ministry and forward-thinking uh turbine initially cared for orphaned children the elderly and was home to retired ministers missionaries and their families though the resident population has changed and is now focused on providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative care independent and assisted living to seniors the goal of providing opportunities for enhanced living and quality of care will never change Otterbein continues to hold close to their faith-based calling of caring and service today with the affiliation of Franklin Otterbein Senior Life has six full service life plan communities nine skilled nursing and rehabilitative neighborhoods a home health agency and hospice care serving more than 5,000 people annually uh turbines mission states in keeping with our United Methodist tradition we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons it's a mission that is ever-present progress toward achieving this mission is made each day by building a strong community that supports people no matter where they are on life's journey the Franklin United Methodist community and its doors in 1957 as a continuing care retirement community and provided a variety of living options and care choices for retired persons over the next six decades Franklin grew in the number of residents and services added rehabilitative care and became a leader in memory support services from a building perspective Franklin United added East and West nursing care wings a new chapel additional care facilities in Brooke a subdivision of 123 modern independent living homes through it all Franklin continued to deliver a high level of care comfort security and independence along with Christian faith and the long-standing traditions and standards of the United Methodist Church today Franklin is truly a continuing care community that gives residents the security of a life plan Franklin residents know that they will always have a place here they will always be well cared for whatever life brings and so it is that the strength of these two faith-based not-for-profit ministries will blend together and contribute greatly to the continued excellent care for residents and working experiences for their employees I got a phone call one day from a very kind gentleman named Keith Van Diemen for the last five or six years the board of directors of Franklin has been considering the possibility of doing affiliation and partnering with someone else so that we could remain not-for-profit and faith-based he wanted to talk to me about some of the work that his board was doing in seeking an affiliation we seriously started saying how can we do more than just year-to-year but start to looking years on into the future there's a lot of competition in our county and so the resources that we need are both access to capital and access to best practices when we started to investigate and get to know Otterbein and their whole ministry area it really seemed to come very close to our core values our purpose our mission and our ministry after the initial phone discussion we agreed to go visit Franklin United Methodist and what resonated I would say with our team was that we felt like we were at Otterbein Franklin already was a lot like us and so it was a way to expand and fulfill our mission folks often asked me is even board members do we have to do an affiliation and my response was no not at all we can make it for a lot of years but we won't thrive we might survive and in this market today with health care the way it is we want to thrive there is a complexity amongst health care now and complications of reimbursement that I think are going to require a lot of standalone facilities to need a system of support and resources and so we really begin to educate the board members and to help them understand what possibilities were if you merged or affiliated or acquired or in some combination came across where you had a system of support and resources that are not available to single site communities when you have the blessing of being able to work for an organization that that you're totally passionate about and you you get to connect with another group of people who are totally passionate about the same things you are it is magic and that's how the conversation began I would say that our initial response and receptivity was the fact that they were another United Methodist community and we have a very strong connection to our church and and what the church does in the field of Aging Jill and I both have a passion for allowing faith-based ministries to continue and to continue as not-for-profits will there be changes yeah there's gonna be changes the first big change is the name now it's auto buying Franklin for short are we still affiliated with United Methodist Church is our staff leadership still going to be in place do we still have our own board of directors and all those things we've been able to say yes to will there be other changes of course there will there's a reason why we're joining forces the new generation has higher expectations we need to create the options for what residents want in the future and that's going to take some vision that's going to take some reinventing our our campus we're on a 120 acre campus and there's going to be things that are going to have to be updated renovated and maybe completely replaced this affiliation is great because it allows us to do what we're most passionate about it allows us to continue to deliver our mission of enhancing the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by combining forces combining our passion we have more power to continue to deliver the highest quality of care both today and in the future just to know that that this is a like-mindedness management leadership vision that is going to be sustained and encouraged and will grow because culturally Otterbein and Franklin Methodist are one when you bring together the collective passion and the collective wisdom of the people that are involved in both of our ministries there is no doubt in my mind that together we are more without a doubt we think God's bless this union and we think it's the best thing that could have happened to her Franklin and daughter Biden I truly believe that together we are more Franklin Methodist community and honor by and senior lifestyle choices have assisted countless families during hard times and through the power of faith and prayer were able to persevere I am confident about the bright future that is ahead of this new affiliation and overjoyed when I think of the stories that will come from the experiences they will share as one I and all of the Saints in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church are rejoicing with you Otterbein senior living and Franklin United Methodist community that you have seen and now share a vision of collaborating and covenant together in order that you might do more be more and serve more to share love and compassion god bless you
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Title: Otterbein's 100th Anniversary
Time: 10 min 6 sec
Description:
A Night of Celebration! A Century of Making a Difference!
Transcript:
for 100 years Otterbein has faithfully ministered to others it was a almshouse affectionately known as the poorhouse of the church I grew up as a boy and my home church in Ashland Ohio putting Dimes in the red stockings to support the poor old people and poor children at Otterbein founded in 1912 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and now in relationship with the United Methodist Church uh turbines hallmark has been ministry and forward-thinking that's part of my love of autumn on the church connection has been rigorously held to and the mission purpose wonderful group I can't say enough about how much I admire the leadership in that they stay with their mission to care for people and to keep the church connection and I just feel that this campus is though it's a hundred years old we're still going strong and see the purpose of just continued growth meeting the needs of this next generation I can't help wonder the people in the past from the the beginning how they would view the progress has been made today because since I've been here the progress has been just unbelievable just because you're older doesn't mean you have to stop doing things that you once enjoyed we just find a different way to get there or do it given that opportunity to do that for some money the feeling is beyond words and that's the reward that I get every day we'll be around for another hundred I'm sure like I said we're continually improving and looking for new ways with our residents input initially we serve the needs of children the elderly retired ministers missionaries and their families today Otterbein has grown to include senior lifestyle communities skilled nursing and rehab neighborhoods and home health in keeping with our United Methodist tradition we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by building a strong community that supports people wherever they are on life's journey I was looking for a place that would support my kind of lifestyle and I found that at Otterbein I would be provided with comfort security and independence it's given me longer life because I don't think I would have lasted this long if I wouldn't have had this if this atmosphere around me all I needs are met if we have problems that there and they help us to fix those problems we know that we're safe here we strive to create environments that free individuals to realize their full potential and help them grow into the person God has called them to become I think it has fulfilled my life more because I am busy keeping busy with volunteer work as well as just being friendly with my neighbors and and all the friends here I think what makes it special is that we listen to what people have to say what they feel they need and we're able to respond to those wants those desires basically I think there are three words that I always come back to my mind one that talked about the Otterbein total program caring caring caring that's the awesome part about Otterbein is that we are a team and I think everybody does really well and getting along together this is the friendliest community I've ever been in this is my home also this is you can't turn your back on 25 years of kindness and compassion and uh turbines employee partners focus on the needs of each resident with respect for human dignity and a sense of mission that forms what we call the spirit of Otterbein it's more than a paycheck it truly is a ministry I look at people and say wow when I'm in my 80s or 90s what I want to be like you know and I've just been very impressed with their strength and their their faith and their willingness to continue to serve their whole life it's just so rewarding and to walk in and be able to say hi to this one and how are you and and and know so many of the residents it's like a second home you know they're not called staff they're not called the workers they're called partners and I think that also there's a lot of of love and understanding from them to us Otterbein is a health and human service ministry that serves more than 2,500 people each year five senior living retirement communities provide a continuum of care from independent living to assisted living for those who need a little extra help and safe nurturing nursing and Alzheimer's care since coming here I have just no words I know that my health is taken care of my meals are taken care of my living quarters are taken care of for us we said this is where we want to finish this place has it all it's one it's holistic and it's complete that's a big deal to us five small house neighborhoods are dedicated to long and short term skilled nursing and rehab services I think the Otterbein has made a very impressive impact on all of long-term care you know step you know stepping out and thinking outside the box and doing this I felt always like I wasn't getting enough done I wasn't doing a good enough job at anything and now when she's here and and I actually think too that she takes care of herself a little bit more being here than when she lived with me not even realizing it you know she's a little bit more independent it was just it's a huge relief and then and then everybody can have you know the good relationships and be happy it's a place that I really want to be when I leave here I always say goodbye to them and I'll see you tomorrow or I'll see you the next day when I come back and I'm always ready to come back and for those who choose to stay in their homes a home health agency provides needed therapies and valuable care you can do a one-on-one and meet their need a whole lot better in the home setting I was just real pleased and I and she kept telling me oh everybody here has taken such good care of me mm-hmm Otterbein offers comfort security a sense of well-being and of belonging to a community we had children we have grandchildren none of them lived nearby however they visit frequently and when they come they leave knowing that dad or grandpa is in a place where he wants to be he's in a place where he's well cared for he's a place where he has many activities to be involved in and a place where he is surrounded by many many friends that's important to me because they already even because they are than I yet I can leave here and walk out either go back home or go to a vacation and I know there is a lot of comfort knowing that I don't have to worry about my mother well I could certainly envision that this will be my home someday I'd be the third generation of my family to live here the many opportunities at Otterbein allow each person to reflect their unique style their individual sense of purpose and more of what they value most we could meet spiritual needs with our church and pastors and chaplain program and we can meet the social needs and physical needs as well it's a very very caring community and I love the openness in the countryside where you can see but with trees and flowers and blue sky and clouds it's a blessing it's total blessing I couldn't have my prayers were totally answered I couldn't ask for anything better through it all it's been a most compassionate ministry a place I don't think you'd find another one like it sure you wouldn't and we're glad that God charted our path to come this direction and stay which we hadn't intended to do it's comforting it's it's a security just the fact that I know that this is gonna be here that I can always be here the rest of my life that I don't have to worry about moving again yeah it's always gonna be my home now it's not a job it's a calling it's um it's my life it's my home it's my home away from home I think God has been a moving force in putting this place where it is couldn't find a better place to live gets better every year
Time: 10 min 6 sec
Description:
A Night of Celebration! A Century of Making a Difference!
Transcript:
for 100 years Otterbein has faithfully ministered to others it was a almshouse affectionately known as the poorhouse of the church I grew up as a boy and my home church in Ashland Ohio putting Dimes in the red stockings to support the poor old people and poor children at Otterbein founded in 1912 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and now in relationship with the United Methodist Church uh turbines hallmark has been ministry and forward-thinking that's part of my love of autumn on the church connection has been rigorously held to and the mission purpose wonderful group I can't say enough about how much I admire the leadership in that they stay with their mission to care for people and to keep the church connection and I just feel that this campus is though it's a hundred years old we're still going strong and see the purpose of just continued growth meeting the needs of this next generation I can't help wonder the people in the past from the the beginning how they would view the progress has been made today because since I've been here the progress has been just unbelievable just because you're older doesn't mean you have to stop doing things that you once enjoyed we just find a different way to get there or do it given that opportunity to do that for some money the feeling is beyond words and that's the reward that I get every day we'll be around for another hundred I'm sure like I said we're continually improving and looking for new ways with our residents input initially we serve the needs of children the elderly retired ministers missionaries and their families today Otterbein has grown to include senior lifestyle communities skilled nursing and rehab neighborhoods and home health in keeping with our United Methodist tradition we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by building a strong community that supports people wherever they are on life's journey I was looking for a place that would support my kind of lifestyle and I found that at Otterbein I would be provided with comfort security and independence it's given me longer life because I don't think I would have lasted this long if I wouldn't have had this if this atmosphere around me all I needs are met if we have problems that there and they help us to fix those problems we know that we're safe here we strive to create environments that free individuals to realize their full potential and help them grow into the person God has called them to become I think it has fulfilled my life more because I am busy keeping busy with volunteer work as well as just being friendly with my neighbors and and all the friends here I think what makes it special is that we listen to what people have to say what they feel they need and we're able to respond to those wants those desires basically I think there are three words that I always come back to my mind one that talked about the Otterbein total program caring caring caring that's the awesome part about Otterbein is that we are a team and I think everybody does really well and getting along together this is the friendliest community I've ever been in this is my home also this is you can't turn your back on 25 years of kindness and compassion and uh turbines employee partners focus on the needs of each resident with respect for human dignity and a sense of mission that forms what we call the spirit of Otterbein it's more than a paycheck it truly is a ministry I look at people and say wow when I'm in my 80s or 90s what I want to be like you know and I've just been very impressed with their strength and their their faith and their willingness to continue to serve their whole life it's just so rewarding and to walk in and be able to say hi to this one and how are you and and and know so many of the residents it's like a second home you know they're not called staff they're not called the workers they're called partners and I think that also there's a lot of of love and understanding from them to us Otterbein is a health and human service ministry that serves more than 2,500 people each year five senior living retirement communities provide a continuum of care from independent living to assisted living for those who need a little extra help and safe nurturing nursing and Alzheimer's care since coming here I have just no words I know that my health is taken care of my meals are taken care of my living quarters are taken care of for us we said this is where we want to finish this place has it all it's one it's holistic and it's complete that's a big deal to us five small house neighborhoods are dedicated to long and short term skilled nursing and rehab services I think the Otterbein has made a very impressive impact on all of long-term care you know step you know stepping out and thinking outside the box and doing this I felt always like I wasn't getting enough done I wasn't doing a good enough job at anything and now when she's here and and I actually think too that she takes care of herself a little bit more being here than when she lived with me not even realizing it you know she's a little bit more independent it was just it's a huge relief and then and then everybody can have you know the good relationships and be happy it's a place that I really want to be when I leave here I always say goodbye to them and I'll see you tomorrow or I'll see you the next day when I come back and I'm always ready to come back and for those who choose to stay in their homes a home health agency provides needed therapies and valuable care you can do a one-on-one and meet their need a whole lot better in the home setting I was just real pleased and I and she kept telling me oh everybody here has taken such good care of me mm-hmm Otterbein offers comfort security a sense of well-being and of belonging to a community we had children we have grandchildren none of them lived nearby however they visit frequently and when they come they leave knowing that dad or grandpa is in a place where he wants to be he's in a place where he's well cared for he's a place where he has many activities to be involved in and a place where he is surrounded by many many friends that's important to me because they already even because they are than I yet I can leave here and walk out either go back home or go to a vacation and I know there is a lot of comfort knowing that I don't have to worry about my mother well I could certainly envision that this will be my home someday I'd be the third generation of my family to live here the many opportunities at Otterbein allow each person to reflect their unique style their individual sense of purpose and more of what they value most we could meet spiritual needs with our church and pastors and chaplain program and we can meet the social needs and physical needs as well it's a very very caring community and I love the openness in the countryside where you can see but with trees and flowers and blue sky and clouds it's a blessing it's total blessing I couldn't have my prayers were totally answered I couldn't ask for anything better through it all it's been a most compassionate ministry a place I don't think you'd find another one like it sure you wouldn't and we're glad that God charted our path to come this direction and stay which we hadn't intended to do it's comforting it's it's a security just the fact that I know that this is gonna be here that I can always be here the rest of my life that I don't have to worry about moving again yeah it's always gonna be my home now it's not a job it's a calling it's um it's my life it's my home it's my home away from home I think God has been a moving force in putting this place where it is couldn't find a better place to live gets better every year
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