Diversity and Inclusion

Promoting leadership and opportunity

Key to our success

At Erickson Living, we recognize a workforce that reflects the rich and dynamic diversity of our nation’s population is essential to our success.

That’s why we’ve established vibrant Diversity and Inclusion Councils at corporate and every campus, set and surpassed goals for the percent of diverse leadership candidate slates, encouraged the celebration of our diverse backgrounds and implemented mandatory diversity training for all employees.

Diversity and Inclusion Council

The company formed the Diversity and Inclusion Council in 2008 to develop and implement strategies that promote the company’s business objectives in four key areas: employees, residents, the marketplace and our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The council’s work has resulted in the company extending health and wellness benefits to same-sex partners of employees and offering adoption benefits to employees. All Erickson Living campuses now have diversity and inclusion committees comprised of residents and staff.

Diverse leadership candidate slates

More than 90% of Erickson Living candidate slates in 2011 had diverse representation. “A culture that promotes diversity and inclusion is critical to creating an engaged workforce, a high-performance team and the long-term success of our business,” says Erickson Living President Bill Butz.

Celebrating our differences

Erickson Living’s communities enthusiastically embrace and celebrate the diversity of their staffs and residents in fun and interesting ways, from interfaith holiday celebrations and cultural heritage months to community forums and outreach programs that explore various ethnicities and religions.

Diversity training

Erickson Living conducts a comprehensive employee training program for all employees called “Working Together,” which focuses on encouraging a common understanding of the organization’s strategy on diversity and inclusion.