An Eden Alternative registered facility in Oakland, Calif., has launched a research-based cultural sensitivity initiative targeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders receiving skilled nursing and long-term care, the Bay Area Reporter reportered this week. Raising awareness of LGBT eldercare-related issues is an important challenge in the culture change movement. Recent surveys have found […]
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hile there are already a handful of these affinity retirement communities for gays and lesbians, none offered a continuum of health care — on-site independent living, assisted living and Alzheimer’s and dementia care — for this community until the opening of Fountaingrove Lodge this month.
Continue ReadingA majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults who answered a national online survey believe that staff of long-term care facilities would discriminate against an LGBT elder who was open about his or her sexual orientation, and more than half believe that staff or other residents would abuse or neglect an LGBT […]
Continue Reading— Wow. A study from Harvard finds lawsuits have no impact on improving nursing home quality of care [US News and World Report]: Researchers say the finding illustrates that litigation, or the threat of litigation, doesn’t lead to improvements in patient care. Nor does it appear that better nursing homes are rewarded for superior care […]
Continue ReadingChangingAging readers who provide or manage end-of-life care services should visit the Hospice and Caregiving Blog to access a new free webinar on “Aging and End-of-Life Challenges in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community.” The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) has developed the new education tool for caregivers to address aging and end-of-life challenges […]
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