LGBT elder survey

The Center reports that the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC). NSCLC has been working with SAGE, The Task Force, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) to raise awareness of the issues facing older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and live in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other long-term care facilities. The five groups are collaborating on a survey to document and better understand the real experiences of LGBT elders in nursing homes and assisted- living facilities.

Please consider completing the online survey by clicking below if you a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender older adult how lives or has lived in a long-term facility, a caregiver of same, or a social worker or other helping professional who works with older adults.

This will address the legal needs of people in long-term care settings and will help advocates to improve national long-term care policy to make it more LGBT-friendly.

Click here to take the online survey.