Widows Home of Dayton Revenue and Competitors

Widows Home of Dayton is a skilled nursing facility serving individuals needing short-term rehab services or long-term nursing care. Once dedicated to serving only women (widows), the Home now provides needed services to men and women from throughout the Dayton area. The Widows Home has a proud history that spans three centuries and has touched generations of families throughout the Miami Valley. During that time, a tradition of caring has been established that truly sets it apart from other skilled nursing and rehab facilities. Many thanks and much gratitude is given to the people who have shaped the organization over the years. It is understood that with that gratitude comes a responsibility to carry their dedication to improving lives forward into the future. Widows Home of Dayton—Truly Historic •1844 – Nancy Trotter Bates becomes head of the Dayton Female Association, an organization formed to care for destitute children •The Widows Home of Dayton is dedicated to Nancy’s memory •1844 – The Dayton Female Orphans Asylum on Charity Hill opens on Magnolia Street (on the current site of Miami Valley Hospital) •Simple brick building built using contributions from Dayton residents •1866 – Legislative act turns orphan care over to the county •1870 – Nancy Trotter Bates reorganizes the Dayton Female Association as the Women’s Christian Association and turns attention toward caring for the widows of Civil War soldiers