Support, knowledge of HIV important when caring for LGBT individuals with dementia: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
Find or create support groups, and prepare for an increase in the number of residents with both cognitive impairment and HIV/AIDS. Those are two pieces of advice contained in a new issue brief for aging...
First ‘LGBT-affirming’ senior housing community opens in San Diego
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2018
The grand opening for San Diego’s first “LGBT-affirming” senior housing community, North Park Seniors, was Friday.
Appellate court allows case alleging anti-gay slurs and harassment to proceed
By
John O'Connor
Aug 29, 2018
A senior living community in Illinois can be sued for failing to protect a resident from anti-gay slurs and other harassment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Senior living affected as LGBT individuals get protection on the job but not for healthcare
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2020
Senior living organizations are applauding Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation of transgender status.