What Graceworks Lutheran Services does

Graceworks Lutheran Services is a Dayton, Ohio-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 1926 as the Lutheran Inner Mission League of the Miami Valley, now operating across southwestern Ohio, eastern Indiana, and northern Kentucky. The organization delivers services through wholly-owned operating subsidiaries organized around five core service lines: Bethany Village, a 100-acre senior living campus in Centerville providing independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short-term rehabilitation to more than 700 residents; Bethany Village Home Health Care, offering in-home skilled nursing and licensed therapy throughout the greater Dayton area; Graceworks Enhanced Living, providing 24/7 residential group homes, day programs, and medical and non-medical transportation for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across 44+ homes in the Dayton and Cincinnati regions; Ohio Living Bethany Hospice, a joint venture with Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice providing hospice services to Bethany Village residents and the surrounding Montgomery and Greene county communities; and Graceworks Housing Services, which operates 18 affordable apartment communities for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Foundation revenue and charitable contributions flow through the Graceworks Foundation (Tax ID 31-0540159).

The business model is a multi-segment recurring-services nonprofit with five independent but interrelated revenue streams: resident fees and occupancy revenue at Bethany Village, fee-for-service home health, per-diem and Medicaid waiver reimbursement for disability services, affordable-housing rental income across a three-state portfolio, and hospice reimbursements through the Ohio Living partnership, supplemented by philanthropic donations, faith-network grants (ELCA, Lutheran Services in America), and community grants (Community Fund Ohio). Service delivery is direct and decentralized via owned facilities and in-home settings; the distribution model relies on community referrals, faith community channels, earned media coverage, and the Soaring to Success Employee Resource Network rather than paid acquisition. Technology consists of standard community-care systems (home health platforms, residential management software) supplemented by niche engagement and rehabilitation equipment including the Tovertafel interactive light-projection gaming system for dementia residents and the Car Transfer Simulator and S3 Balance Bars in the Bethany Rehabilitation Center; there is no disclosed AI, ML, or software-as-a-service technology layer. The organization employs roughly 1,200 people, making it one of the largest employers in Centerville, and is led by President & CEO Judy A. Budi, who succeeded Willis O. Serr II in March 2019 and is the first female CEO in the organization's history.

Name

Graceworks Lutheran Services

Legal name

Graceworks Lutheran Services

Website

https://graceworks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Graceworks Lutheran Services is a Dayton, Ohio-based nonprofit founded in 1926 providing senior living, home health care, disability support services, hospice, and affordable housing across 60+ locations in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living and Community Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH)

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Home health care
• Disability support services
• Affordable housing
• Hospice care

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Senior Living Services: Revenue from Bethany Village senior living community including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services.
2. Home Health Care Services: Bethany Village Home Health Care provides skilled nursing, licensed therapy, medical counseling and support services in patient homes throughout the greater Dayton area.
3. Disability Support Services: Graceworks Enhanced Living provides 24/7 residential care, day programming, and medical/non-medical transportation for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
4. Hospice Care Services: Partnership with Ohio Living for hospice services to residents at Bethany Village and communities throughout Montgomery and Greene counties.
5. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Graceworks Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accepts tax-deductible donations to support programs and services. Tax ID: 31-0540159.
6. Affordable Housing Services: Graceworks Housing Services provides affordable housing to income-qualified seniors and persons with disabilities, with 18 apartment communities across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Graceworks Lutheran Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that delivers a full continuum of care and housing services. Through Bethany Village, Graceworks at Home, Graceworks Enhanced Living, Ohio Living Bethany Hospice, and Graceworks Housing Services, the organization provides senior living, home health care, disability support, hospice, and affordable housing to older adults and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across southwestern Ohio, eastern Indiana, and northern Kentucky.

Product overview

Graceworks Lutheran Services operates as a nonprofit organization offering a coordinated portfolio of care and housing services. The organization provides senior living through Bethany Village (independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing, and rehabilitation), in-home healthcare via Bethany Village Home Health Care, disability support services through Graceworks Enhanced Living (residential homes and day programs), hospice care through Ohio Living Bethany Hospice partnership, and affordable housing via Graceworks Housing Services. The services span southwestern Ohio, eastern Indiana, and northern Kentucky.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bethany Village Senior Living

Quantifiable outcome

• Expanded from 16 to 44 residential homes serving adults with disabilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Soaring to Success Employee Resource NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2019First Employee Resource Network in southern Ohio, partnership of three local employers plus Graceworks. Fourth ERN in all of Ohio. Provides Success Coach Kathleen Rome to help employees with childcare, homelessness prevention, legal matters and community services.
• Ohio LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio Living Bethany Hospice is a partnership between Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice and Bethany Village that serves a growing need, expanding hospice services to people living at Bethany Village and in communities throughout Montgomery & Greene counties.
• Values & Faith AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coalition co-founded and chaired by Deb Lyle, Graceworks Enhanced Living Administrator, advocating for disability policy improvements in Ohio.
• Lutheran Services in America Disability NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coalition presided over by Deb Lyle representing over 40 providers across the country in the disability services sector.
• Rebuilding Together DaytonminorOthersCommunity partnership for annual National Rebuilding Day volunteer projects rehabilitating homes of seniors unable to tackle maintenance tasks themselves.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Otterbein SeniorLife: Ohio-based faith-affiliated (United Methodist) nonprofit senior living and care provider with a comparable footprint across central and southwestern Ohio. Operates independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation on multiple campuses — a near-perfect functional analog to Bethany Village.
• Bethesda Health Group: Faith-affiliated nonprofit in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region providing independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, home health, and hospice. Highly comparable multi-service, faith-rooted model serving overlapping geography.
• Ecumen: Minnesota-based nonprofit senior housing and services operator offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and home health across multiple states. Comparable integrated, mission-driven, multi-service nonprofit model at a larger scale.
• National Church Residences: Faith-based (Christian Church/Disciples of Christ) nonprofit headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, operating senior living, home health, hospice, and affordable housing across multiple states. Closely comparable in mission, multi-state presence, and integrated service lines, though at a significantly larger scale.
• Lutheran Life Communities: Faith-based nonprofit senior living provider affiliated with the Lutheran tradition, operating multiple campuses in Illinois and Florida. Comparable in faith-based mission, service continuum, and scale, though serving a different geography.
• Ohio Living: Ohio-based nonprofit senior care organization operating a similar continuum of services (independent living, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice). Ohio Living is Graceworks' actual hospice joint-venture partner (Ohio Living Bethany Hospice), making it the most directly comparable peer in size, geography, and service mix.
• United Church Homes: Faith-based nonprofit senior living provider headquartered in Marion, Ohio, with communities across Ohio and other states. Operates assisted living, skilled nursing, memory support, and affordable housing — a strong functional match for Graceworks' senior and housing portfolio.

Regional players

• Trilogy Health Services: For-profit senior living and post-acute care provider headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with a heavy concentration of communities in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky — directly overlapping Graceworks' tri-state footprint. Closest for-profit competitor in geography, though for-profit rather than faith-based.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with a national portfolio of independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. While far larger and for-profit, Brookdale competes for the same resident demographic and labor pool, and represents the scale-and-capital benchmark Graceworks' mission-driven model is measured against.
• Amedisys: National home health and hospice provider with significant Ohio operations. Directly comparable to Graceworks' home health and hospice service line in terms of clinical model, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement exposure, and staffing requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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