Arrow Senior Living Elaborates on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As a company, Arrow Senior Living has made learning about and celebrating our unique differences a part of our company culture. So much so that, in recent years, it has become an extension of our core values. And now, going on our second year, Arrow has expanded beyond yearly diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops to create Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series, which pairs special guest speakers with residents from our communities to have conversations on a wide range of topics such as mental health, PRIDE, Juneteenth, and so much more. We believe that sparking conversations on what some may believe to be sensitive topics helps to shed light on misconceptions and brings about understanding as it relates to the experiences of others. This ensures our employees and residents have the tools to build a safe place to live and work, one where a diverse group can come together and feel equally seen, heard, and included.  

At Arrow Senior Living DEI goes beyond training and mentoring. It is a way of life. One of my favorite conversations thus far this past year was the diversity and inclusion series called An Ageism Conversation with Iris Waichler.   

Ageism is something that affects our senior community. Our older population gets stereotyped because of their age or has false assumptions about their abilities due to their age. The series even goes on to discuss reverse ageism as well. In our communities this can affect our younger generations of workers. The series shows us that ageism can go both ways and we together need to be aware of it and we all need to be respectful and accepting. 

These conversations have only just begun, and I look forward to the conversations to come and all the new growth and opportunity that lies ahead as we work toward creating the greatest and safest place to work that we can have!