Houston’s Retirement Center Management Named Top 10 in the Nation
In 2020 Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE
Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE have honored Retirement Center Management (RCM) as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Aging Services in the United States. The ranking considered feedback representing 189,159 employees working for Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations in Senior Housing & Care and AtHome Care in the Aging Services industry.
Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of team members’ experience on the job. These included the extent to which employees trust leaders, the respect with which people are treated, the fairness of workplace decisions, and how much camaraderie there is among the team.
Rankings are based on employees’ feedback and reward companies who best include all employees, no matter who they are or what they do for the organization.
RCM took the #10 spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services 2020 (seniors Housing & Care – Large) list. “RCM is proud to be recognized by our associates for creating one of the best workplace cultures in the seniors housing industry,” says David Keaton, President. “It is wonderful to know our team members are empowered and supported in order to provide the highest quality of service to our residents. It is great to know we have teams that truly have a passion for what they do day in and day out.”
The Best Workplaces for Aging Services stand out for excelling in a competitive industry. RCM’s Be B.E.T.T.E.R. program has shaped the strong culture it has today: Balance – balancing the needs of residents, employees, and investors, Excellence – a standard of excellence in everything we do, Trust – the foundation of every relationship, Teamwork – working together to make a positive difference, Empower – taking ownership to make decisions in the best interest of those we serve, Respect – honor and value the lives of others.
“The value of creating great workplaces for all is a clear competitive edge in the Aging Services sector,” said Michael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. “When organizations like Retirement Center Management treat their own associates with care and respect, you can expect them to treat your loved ones with that same care.” “The effect of engaged employees has magnified in the aging sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Jacquelyn Kung, CEO of Activated Insights, the senior care company of Great Place to Work. “We have found that organizations that have maintained or increased employee engagement during this year’s challenges have been able to be more resilient, provide enhanced care, and perform better.”
About Retirement Center Management RCM currently operates 35 communities throughout the southern United States providing independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The communities and each of the 3,759 suites are designed with one thing in mind – the health and wellbeing of the residents and their families.
About the Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ Great Place to Work® based its ranking on a data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses representing more than 189,159 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. To learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit greatplacetowork.com