Gray is a Color of the Rainbow June 16, 2022Anne Sansevero, LGBTQLGBTQ+, Pride Month Callie Daters This Pride Month, Aging Life Care Professionals across the country join in celebrating and honoring LGBTQ+ elders. Included in this celebration is understanding the unique needs of LGBTQ+ elders and creating care plans that support and enhance their individual lifestyles. According to SAGE, LGBTQ+ elders are: Twice as likely to be single and live alone … Continue reading Gray is a Color of the Rainbow →
Gray is a Color on the Rainbow June 25, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Anne Sansevero, Equality, Guest Writer, Health, Inclusion, LGBTQ ALCA Marketing June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate and affirm the diverse mosaic of our humanity. Part of this rainbow coalition includes a growing number of LGBTQIA+ elders. Conservative estimates are that there are over 3 million LGBTQIA+ people over 50 living in the US today. According to SAGE, an advocacy organization for the older LGBTQIA+ … Continue reading Gray is a Color on the Rainbow →
LGBTQ Care Managers in Care Management June 23, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Cindy Hillman, Diversity, Equality, Guest Writer, Inclusion, LGBTQ ALCA Marketing While Aging Life Care Managers come from a variety of backgrounds and expertise, they all have high qualifications, certifications, and uphold ALCA’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. Founded in 1985 by a handful of geriatric care social workers in New York City, the organization has grown to be nationwide and include educated professionals … Continue reading LGBTQ Care Managers in Care Management →
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future June 21, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, American Society on Aging, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Diversity, Equality, Guest Writer, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Social Isolation, Support ALCA Marketing //// By: Denny Chan And Natalie Kean, Originally published in the May-June 2021 issue of Generations Today by the American Society on Aging. //// Ten years ago, Justice in Aging and SAGE wrote a report, “Stories from the Field,” on discrimination LGBT older adults experience in nursing homes. We heard reports of … Continue reading Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future →
The Value of Care Managers October 27, 2017Aging Life Care Professionals, LGBTQ ALCA Marketing The Value of Care Managers: Leah Cohen discusses her background in care management and the way the practice has changed over the years, including work with the LGBTQ community.