Aging Life Care AssociationLGBTQ Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/lgbtq/ The experts in aging well. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:12:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png LGBTQ Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/lgbtq/ 32 32 93799987 LGBTQIA Care Managers in Care Management https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/lgbtq-care-managers-in-care-management/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:51:46 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2588 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 includes educated professionals … Continue reading LGBTQIA Care Managers in Care Management →

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]]> 2588 Gray is a Color of the Rainbow https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/gray-is-a-color-of-the-rainbow/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:00:01 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2903 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 →

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]]> 2903 Gray is a Color on the Rainbow https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/gray-is-a-color-on-the-rainbow/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:39:03 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2619 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 →

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]]> 2619 Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/equity-in-aging-for-lgbt-older-adults-a-review-of-the-past-ten-years-and-progress-for-the-future/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:38:13 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2593                   //// 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 →

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]]> 2593 The Value of Care Managers https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/the-value-of-care-managers/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:59:25 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2186 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.

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