Ohio Valley Manor, Inc., a privately held corporation, was conceived in the late 1960's by a small group of local entrepreneurs concerned about the lack of availability of high quality long term care in Brown County and the surrounding areas. Over the next two years, plans were developed, reviewed and revised, the certificate of need received, construction initiated and application for licensure and certification made. On April 9, 1971, the area's first 50-bed nursing facility --- called Ohio Valley Manor Convalescent Center --- officially opened.

Since its inception, Ohio Valley Manor's ownership has continued to be local and responsive to meeting community needs with continued commitment and dedication to the financial and personal investments necessary to growth. Through the years, modifications in Ohio Valley Manor's physical environment have altered the organization's original exterior and interior, but the corporation's level of commitment and dedication have endured as has the philosophy from which it grew: "that every individual, regardless of the degree of impairment, has the right to an environment which will assist him or her in the preservation of physical and mental functioning, dignity, and quality of life."