In this moment, nursing homes and the entire senior care continuum owe it to all of their residents to say: Hate has no home here, but you do.
LGBTQI order opportunity to address nursing home taboo
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 22, 2022
A national bioethics expert is hopeful providers will build on a new executive order providing protection for LGBTQI+ seniors in long-term care settings and develop policies and training opportunities...
‘Groundbreaking’ transgender discrimination case could be a game-changer for nursing homes, expert...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2022
A Maine assisted living facility’s settlement in a transgender discrimination lawsuit could have “groundbreaking” implications for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and how they serve...
Please say gay
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 02, 2022
Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill, colloquially known as “Don’t Say Gay.” It reads, “Classroom instruction by school...
How long-term care facilities can become more LGBTQ+ inclusive
By
Michael Adams
Feb 14, 2022
Everyone deserves to feel welcome and safe accessing long-term care. Here’s how to make your facility more LGBTQ+ inclusive.
Transgender Army veteran rejected by ‘dozens’ of long-term care facilities highlights rising issue...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2021
A leading advocacy group for LGBT seniors says specialized inclusivity training can help providers avoid situations such as the one that recently saw a U.S. Army veteran rejected by “dozens” of facilities,...
Court strikes down law that punished nursing home staff who didn’t use resident’s preferred pronoun
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 03, 2021
California nursing home staffers will no longer be faced with potential jail time or thousands of dollars in fines if they intentionally misgender or fail to use a resident’s preferred name or pronouns,...
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Jul 21, 2021
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