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Featured Message: Inclusion Advocates Chart a Bold Course for DEIB 2025
DEIB 2025 is already off to an incredible start! Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Council and Inclusion Advocates gathered on November 20th to strategize for next year. It was a powerful day as we gathered great minds and passionate individuals to plan 2025 DEIB initiatives.
We’re thrilled to share more about our four DEIB pillars, Inclusion Advocates, and what’s to come in 2025.
Inclusion Advocates
Our Inclusion Advocates are volunteers from our organization. They volunteered to join one of four pillars of our DEIB program: People, Education, Talent, and Community.
Each pillar has its own objective, vision, and projects. Here are our pillar objectives:
People: Identify key employee needs, celebrations, and experiences
Education: Source and organize educational opportunities
Talent: Explore and promote methods of sourcing diverse talent while encouraging employee development
Community: Coordinate projects and events to give back to, and partner with, the public
Our DEIB Council assigned a lead and one or more members to each pillar, based on the interests and passions of our volunteers.
Special thanks
Our full-day DEIB strategy event was organized and led by Kenny Dew, Chair of our DEIB Council and Area Finance Manager, and Zanele Mutepfa-Rhone, Diversity and Culture Strategist.
Thank you to Kenny for your strong leadership and building this program to what it is today. Thank you to Zanele Mutepfa-Rhone for your incredible talent, leadership, and valuable insights for elevating our DEIB program. And thank you to Shaelynn Miller, Communications and Content Manager, for your dedication to DEIB since the program’s beginnings and for sharing with our Inclusion Advocates how the Marketing Department can support their goals.
We extend a special thank you to our Inclusion Advocates. Your important work will make a difference for our teams as we continue to cultivate an environment where everyone can feel included and that they belong.
DEIB 2025
We are continually elevating our DEIB program through new ideas and feedback from our teams. We look forward to what's to come in 2025!
Thank you to all our teammates for your involvement and passion in DEIB. Together, we continually cultivate an environment where everyone can feel they belong.
Senior Living Scoop
Here’s your senior living knowledge scoop of the month!
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Click below to discover a key way to stay active and have fun!
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Avamere at St. Helens Wins Gold in Senior Living
Avamere at St. Helens is proud to win gold in independent and assisted living by the Columbia County Spotlight!
This is the second consecutive year Avamere at St. Helens has placed in these awards. This year the team earned gold in the categories of Best Retirement Facility/Independent Living and Best Assisted Living Facility.
Businesses were voted by local citizens.
“We are honored to be so well trusted by the St. Helens community that they vote us the best of senior living twice,” stated Jessica Chilton, Director of Sales and Outreach with Avamere at St. Helens. “Thank you to the community. We are proud to be your choice for senior living.”
This award comes at the same time as their Bronze Commitment to Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
Avamere at St. Helens offers a full continuum of senior living services as needs change, including independent living cottages, assisted living, and memory care. This senior living community is newly remodeled, making it the perfect time for seniors to move in and take advantage of all this active senior community has to offer.
Visit AvamereAtStHelens.com to learn more and schedule a tour.
Avamere at Port Townsend Named Best Senior Living
Avamere at Port Townsend is a proud six-time winner of Best Senior Living in the Readers’ Choice Awards!
This award is hosted by The Leader, a local news organization. Readers vote for their favorite businesses, and Avamere at Port Townsend is honored to once again claim their title as Best Senior Living.
"We are deeply honored to once again be recognized as Best Senior Living,” stated Peder Berg, Executive Director of Avamere at Port Townsend. “This achievement is a testament to the trust and support of our residents, families, and the entire community. We are committed to continuing our tradition of exceptional care and service for many years to come.”
Avamere at Port Townsend offers independent and assisted living in Port Townsend, Washington. The team is also a proud winner of the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award, exemplifying one of their core values, "quality that is obvious."
Visit AvamereAtPortTownsend.com to schedule a personal tour.
Social Media Fun
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Hot Jobs in Senior Living
Find your passion at our senior living communities!
With Areté Living, you can advance your career, begin your journey, or even explore a new role. We offer many opportunities in senior living from caregiving and nursing to dietary, housekeeping, admin, leadership, and so much more.
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What We're Celebrating in December
Here's what we're honoring and celebrating this month. Follow Areté Living on social media to see how we're recognizing these moments!
FEATURED OBSERVANCES
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec. 3
This observance promotes an understanding of disabilities and mobilizes support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of people with disabilities.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Dec. 7
We remember and honor the 2,403 citizens of the United States who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Remembrance events are held each year at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Visit PearlHarborEvents.com to learn more.
HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES
Hanukkah, Dec. 18-26
This eight-day Jewish celebration commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Hanukkah means “dedication” in Hebrew. For those who celebrate Hanukkah, may you have a joyous festival of lights!
Christmas, Dec. 25
Merry Christmas to our employees, residents, and family members!
Kwanzaa, Dec. 26-Jan. 1
Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of life. It began as a ritual to welcome the first harvests to the home. The word Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza” or first fruits. We send warm wishes for a joyful Kwanzaa to those who celebrate!
MORE OBSERVANCES
National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 2-6
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, Dec. 2-6
New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31
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