We believe that each person should be able to live and work without fear or prejudice because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (Gender) and sexual orientation.
We strive to provide an inclusive environment for our residents, staff and anyone that comes into contact with RMBI Care Co. We aim to create a safe space where people share our values and can live authentically and we will be supportive of residents wishing to form and maintain relationships.
To deliver our commitment to our EDI Principles, we have a dedicated Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group. The Group monitors our performance across the organisation to ensure that our values continue to form part of our DNA from our Trustees, to the Senior Leadership Team, Management Team, head office and care home staff, and our residents. The Group is responsible for ensuring our EDI Strategy is implemented; this will form a three-year plan and include interim goals and regular monitoring to ensure we achieve our aims.
We are actively working to ensure our care homes and wider organisation are fair places for all. We have a programme of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion training for our staff and Trustees to gain a greater understanding about the importance of EDI. We also publish an annual EDI calendar that enables us to hold events and provide information about religious and cultural events as well as key awareness days.
We will also conduct regular surveys and quarterly analysis of our residents and staff data to monitor our performance. We will work harder to obtain feedback from people who come into contact with us and to better understand people’s experiences of living and working with us. We will focus on:
We aim to achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce by ensuring EDI is embedded in all that we do, in our culture and our organisation. We will promote awareness and provide learning opportunities to create a safe and inclusive environment for all.
We will take action to address and remove discrimination. We expect all our partners and suppliers we work with to commit to the same values of treating their workforce with dignity and respect and as with our charity, comply with the Equality Act 2010.While the Act outlines our responsibilities, we will continually strive to achieve a high level of EDI, as we see this as our moral responsibility first.
July 2023