Wexner Heritage Village Appoints Rosen Presdent/ CEO

February 12, 2006     

David T. Rosen, current senior vice president and chief operating officer will succeed Richard S. Lamden as president/CEO of Wexner Heritage Village, announced James A. Bowman, chair of the Wexner Heritage Village Board of Directors.

In September, Lamden noted his plans to retire after a 34-year career in the field of long-term care and older adults services, the last eight of which were spent at Wexner Heritage Village. After careful consideration of the future of senior services and the best approaches for the health of the organization, the Board of Directors agreed that Rosen had the experience in Jewish aging services and the business acumen necessary to continue the unprecedented success seen during Lamden’s tenure.

“The future under David’s leadership will be bright,” Bowman stated. “There are considerable challenges facing long-term care and senior services when you consider tightening government reimbursements, the advent of Baby Boomers as consumers and skyrocketing health care costs. David clearly understands these obstacles and has the vision and drive to see that WHV is at the cutting edge of providing the best possible solutions.”

Rosen holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and earned his master’s degree of health care administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a licensed nursing home administrator.

Lamden hired Rosen in 2000. Previously Rosen served as assistant vice president at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged (HRCA) in Boston. Upon relocating to Columbus, David became administrator of Wexner Heritage House.

Rosen served as an integral part of WHV’s plans to improve skilled nursing care, build an endowment and add innovative programs to diversify the services offered throughout the organization. Creekside at the Village, Zusman Community Hospice and Village Shalom Apartments have been added in recent years, joining the core services of Wexner Heritage House, Heritage Tower, Bexley Heritage Apartments and Shalom House. In addition, a concentrated effort to reduced nursing staff turnover and bring about a cultural change by implementing a social model of care, have resulted in improved State of Ohio survey results.

“Future plans for the organization will include ways to address the new medical needs posed by a healthier older adult population while staying fiscally responsible. The next generation of older adults, including Baby Boomers, will want more quality options as they age. WHV is poised to respond with innovative new services that offer flexibility and a continuum of care,” said Rosen.

David and his wife, Gayle, live in Bexley. They have three young children, Molly, Lucy and Benjamin. Gayle Rosen has served as a health care consultant for WHV and as community outreach coordinator for Zusman Community Hospice.