CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.9

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DIVERSITY IN CARE –
at Tertianum Care this is part of everyday life.
The mobile nursing service Tertianum Care from Berlin has just signed the “Charta der
Vielfalt” (Charter of Diversity). In addition to diversity-sensitive care, the company is making
a strong statement with this voluntary commitment to an appreciative and unprejudiced
working environment. As early as 2020, Tertianum Care was one of six companies in
Germany to receive the "Lebensort Vielfalt®" seal, the seal of quality of diversity.
Tertianum Care signed the voluntary commitment
"Charter of Diversity" for more diversity in
the workplace and thus joined more than 4,000
companies in Germany. From small businesses
to global corporations – the charter has changed
the working lives of millions of employees. Apart
from the obvious aim to improve the employee’s
lives, having an appreciative and unprejudiced
working environment also can benefit the
company as:
• diversity helps to compensate for the
shortage of skilled workers.
• new target groups and markets can be
developed with a diverse workforce.
• mixed teams produce better solutions
and more innovative products.
Diversity has many dimensions: age, ethnic origin
and nationality, gender and gender identity,
physical and mental abilities, religion and belief,
sexual orientation and social background.
Why is diversity in the team and
among the clients so important?
The diversity of people, lifestyles, and ways of
life also require diversity-sensitive care, but until
2018 no nursing service in Berlin had offered
this. People often experienced an insensitive
handling of their identity – they were in need but
not helped. Tertianum Care has recognized this
deficit and integrated diversity as a core value
in the company philosophy and in the corporate
mission statement. Since then, all employees
have lived this goal together with the people
“We focus on people – the clients as well
as employees. Sensitivity, empathy and
humanity make our job something special.
We don’t just convince with words,
but actions. The Charter of Diversity
unites a community with one goal: to
create a climate of mutual respect and
trust. This will have a positive impact on
our organisation and on society.“
Inken Albrecht,
Geschäftsführerin Tertianum Care
to be cared for. The signing of the "Charter of
Diversity" and the certification as a "Lebensort
Vielfalt®" for the successful integration of sexual
and gender minorities (an award from the Berlin
Schwuleberatung, which is funded by the PKV
and the German AIDS Foundation) are important
building blocks and at the same time a signal for
those inside and outside.
The Tertianum Care Team deals openly with the
individual biographies of employees and clients
and is trained in LGBTI-sensitive care. Signing
the Diversity Charter is a step towards living diversity
in day-to-day working life. The Tertianum
Care team is convinced that demographic and
social change can only succeed if the existing
diversity is recognised, promoted, and used.
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