Making DEI matter in post-acute care

Making DEI matter in post-acute care 
HomeCare Magazine; by Jerry Farmer; 7/18/24 
In today’s dynamic health care landscape, the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) cannot be overstated. DEI represents policies and procedures that promote the representation and participation of diverse groups of individuals who encompass all ages, races, ethnicities, abilities, disabilities, genders, religions, cultures and sexual orientations. ... Here are some of the key factors our company focused to reach diversity, equity and inclusion milestones: 

• Executive leadership training ...
• We partnered with SAGECare to educate the hospice leadership team and hospice staff annually in areas such as LGBTQ+ elderly care ...
• The organization spearheaded bias training initiatives ...
• We established a Culture and Inclusion Council made up of team members from diverse backgrounds ...

As a result of these initiatives, AccentCare has observed a measurable increase in employee engagement (a 6% increase year over year) and participant satisfaction scores of 90 for training.