New HHS division will allow discrimination against LGBT residents, advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2018
Federal officials say a new division in the Department of Health and Human Services will protect the rights of healthcare workers who object to providing certain types of care on moral or religious grounds....
Advocacy group sues HHS for leaving LGBT elders ‘especially vulnerable’ during COVID-19 pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2020
A rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services leaves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender older adults “especially vulnerable” as the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic,...
Report: Some residents at risk for a new kind of religious discrimination
By
John O'Connor
Dec 18, 2017
Revised laws and policies exempting religious organizations from anti-discrimination provisions are taking a toll on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders, a new report claims.
LGBT-friendly independent living building to open in Houston
Aug 16, 2019
Ground was broken Aug. 6 in Houston for the Montrose Center’s Law Harrington Senior Living Center.
Older Americans Act reauthorization signed into law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2020
President Trump reauthorized the Older Americans Act for five years on Wednesday, signing into law H.R. 4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 written by Sens. Susan Collins and Bob Casey. The...
CCRC asks court to drop case alleging LGBT discrimination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2018
A Missouri continuing care retirement community accused of discriminating against a married lesbian couple by denying them admission has asked a federal court to dismiss the case.
More news for Thursday, June 23
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2022
National Assisted Living Week 2022 theme is ‘Joyful Moments’ … Costs, demand for housing rise with aging population … Addressing LGBTQIA+ challenges for older adults goal of legislation
Attorney general references senior living provider in announcing new Religious Liberty Task Force
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2018
A group of nuns that operates senior living homes across the United States figured prominently Monday when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new task force charged with ensuring that Justice Department...
Research informs efforts to combat depression, loneliness in older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2022
As more evidence pours in confirming that rates of depression and loneliness increased among older adults during the pandemic, researchers are calling for more coordinated and effective interventions.
HIV / AIDS strategy focuses on meeting needs of older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2021
President Biden last week renewed the U.S. government’s commitment to combating HIV / AIDS in unveiling a strategy that will focus on the growing population of older adults with the condition.