News - June 16, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 16, 2023
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Goodwin Living™ Named #1 Top Washington-Area Workplace

(Alexandria, VA)– Goodwin Living™ has been named No. 1 on the list of The Washington Post 2023 Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area. The organization is ranked in the largest company category. Goodwin Living has achieved a Washington Post Top Workplace ranking for all five consecutive years in which it has competed for this honor. The organization also currently ranks No. 27 on the list of organizations receiving a 2023 Top Workplaces USA designation.

Selection is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous third-party survey administered by the Post’s research partner, Energage, LLC. The survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, engagement and leadership.

The Top Workplaces USA national award is open to organizations with 150 or more U.S. employees. Nominated companies are evaluated based on results from Energage’s anonymous, research-based employee engagement survey that is powered by findings from 15 years of research and data from more than 23 million employees across 70,000 organizations. A list of all 2023 Top Workplaces USA recipients, including the top 50 in each size band, can be found at this Energage link: https://topworkplaces.com/award/top-workplaces-usa/2023

“Goodwin Living is deeply honored to be recognized by The Washington Post as the #1 2023 Top Workplace,” said President and CEO of Goodwin Living, Rob Liebreich. “In the last twelve months, Goodwin Living has expanded our efforts to uplift the lives of even more older adults, and it’s our dedicated team members who make this high quality mission growth possible!”

Goodwin Living is a leader in the senior living and healthcare services industry in the National Capital Region through its three Life Plan Communities – which include two nursing care centers that are five-star rated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; its age-in-place program, Goodwin Living At Home; and its Medicare-certified services provided by Goodwin Home Health, Goodwin Rehabilitation and Goodwin Hospice program. In addition, Goodwin Living serves more than 16,000 older adults across the U.S. with its StrongerMemory brain health program, available at no cost through the support of the Goodwin Living Foundation.

In August, Goodwin Living expanded their offerings with the acquisition of The View Alexandria. Located in the West End of Alexandria, the seven-acre community is home to 110 residents, employs more than 100 people and offers Independent Living, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care. Goodwin Living refinanced in 2022, taking advantage of opportunities to reduce their debt service expenses and, in the process, increased wages to retain existing team members and expand opportunities for more senior living and healthcare professionals to join the Goodwin Living community.

Goodwin Living employs nearly 1,200 individuals who represent more than 65 different countries. Through the support of generous donors to the Goodwin Living Foundation, Goodwin Living supports, honors and uplifts its team members and their families through an innovative array of programs and services. For example, Goodwin Living support its team members’ and their family members’ path to citizenship through the Goodwin Living Citizenship Program, which provides grants to cover the cost of citizenship application fees. The program also offers tutoring from residents and an annual event to recognize those pursuing citizenship. To date, nearly 150 team members and family members have earned or are in the process of earning their U.S. Citizenship.

Goodwin Living also supports team members through tuition and loan support for vocational training and college and graduate degrees. Through the generosity of the donors to the Goodwin Living Foundation, Goodwin Living team members are eligible to apply for confidential financial emergency assistance grants with the goal of assisting in diminishing severe financial burdens.

With a deep commitment to growing our nation’s senior living and healthcare workforce, Goodwin Living provides over 15,000 hours of annual clinical education to students pursuing careers in healthcare with a focus on serving older adults. Goodwin Living partners with five local colleges and universities: In partnership with the George Washington School of Nursing, Goodwin Living offers training, career development and hiring opportunities to recent nursing graduates. Through the program, Goodwin Living hires nursing students, offers training for new grads (RN’s), and provides career development and mentoring.

The Washington Post hosted an awards ceremony on June 15, 2023 to recognize the top-ranked companies in the Greater Washington Area. For more about The Washington Post’s Top Workplaces and to see the full list of this year’s honorees, visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2023/top-workplaces-2023/

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 About Goodwin Living™ (GoodwinLiving.org): Goodwin Living™ touches the lives of thousands of people every day through its range of senior living communities, specialized health care services, community partnerships and philanthropic endeavors. With a mission to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and the people who care for them, Goodwin Living leads the way in expanding the places and ways we can all thrive and find purpose as we age. Older adults will discover options that meet them where they want to be, and those options are managed and provided by team members who represent more than 65 countries. Goodwin Living is a Washington Post Top Workplace for five consecutive years, from 2019 to 2023. Get more information at GoodwinLiving.org or by following Goodwin Living on  Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.