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New Report Shows Long-Term Care Facilities Aren’t Safe for LGBTQ Elders

by Legal Team | Apr 5, 2011 | Uncategorized | transgender older adults, lesbian older adults, gay older adults, Daniel Redman, bisexual older adults, end-of-life issues, LGBT seniors, nursing home, medicare, LGBT older adults, Aging, social security, retirement, lgbt elders

Without traditional support systems in place, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders end up relying on nursing homes or other institutions providing long-term care. Today, the National Senior Citizens Law Center—along with the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, Lambda Legal, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)—released a report showing that LGBTQ elders are often not safe in these...