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LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities

Presenter: Eric Carlson. Eric Carlson has specialized in long-term care since 1990, and is one of the nation's leading consumer experts on nursing homes and assisted living facilities. He counsels attorneys from across the country in issues relating to long-term care, and also participates in litiga

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LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities

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    1. LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities Stories and Tips from the Report www.lgbtlongtermcare.org

    2. Presenter: Eric Carlson Eric Carlson has specialized in long-term care since 1990, and is one of the nation’s leading consumer experts on nursing homes and assisted living facilities. He counsels attorneys from across the country in issues relating to long-term care, and also participates in litigation on residents’ behalf. He is the author of numerous publications and articles, including Long Term Care Advocacy (LexisNexis), the leading legal treatise on long-term care issues. His consumer publications include 20 Common Nursing Home Problems, and How to Resolve Them and (with co-author and fellow NSCLC attorney Katharine Bau Hsiao) The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Nursing Home Care (Taylor Trade).

    3. Presenter: Daniel Redman Daniel R. Redman joined NCLR in 2010 as the recipient of both the Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellowship and the Berkeley Law Foundation Fellowship. Daniel leads the Del Martin Memorial LGBT Elder Advocacy Initiative, focusing on discrimination against LGBT elders. In addition to his legal work, Daniel is a GLAAD Media Award-nominated journalist, and he has written on LGBT issues for The Nation, Slate, The American Prospect, and The New Republic. His LGBT legal scholarship has appeared in the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, the Seattle University Law Review and Connecticut Law Review.

    4. Presenter: Scott L. Parkin Scott L. Parkin is based in the Washington, DC office and provides communications counsel, oversight of the Web site and electronic communications as well as media and public relations support to the entire organization. Prior to joining NSCLC, he was Vice President of Communications for the National Council on Aging for seven years where his team garnered multiple awards in policy-related campaigns as well as in both electronic and print communications. For 12 years before that, he served as Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. A former journalist, he has also written extensively for long-term care publications and authored the very first "Consumers Guide to Long Term Care Insurance." A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he did graduate work in public relations at American University.

    5. Background How did this report come about? Who answered the questions? What is the significance of this study?

    6. Who Are LGBT Elders? “Logical” but not “biological” family A lifetime of discrimination Built the LGBT community Strong and vibrant

    7. Report Summary Key areas of concern: Fear of being out (78%) Harassment by residents and staff Refusal to accept medical power of attorney Refusal to use preferred name / pronoun Refusal to provide care Wrongful discharge

    8. Report Results When asked whether LGBT older adults could be open with facility staff, only 22% of LGBT respondents answered “yes”. 78% responded that they could not or would not be open about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity with staff at a nursing home.

    9. Vera & Zayda’s Story Together 58 years Vera moved to assisted living Scared to exhibit photos of them Afraid to share or tell the truth

    10. John & Jack’s Story Jack went 16 days before shower John needed to bring him home Nursing home aides uncomfortable

    11. When “the family” swoops in Family decided partner had no rights to property or decisions Family sold home & got restraining order

    12. Rusty’s Story Staff refuses to call her by that name Other residents do not interact with her Has been transferred several times

    13. Next Steps Staff training is vital Mandate training (California’s SB1729) Ombudsman programs taking a stronger role More research and data-collection Proactively seek out friendly facilities (when possible)

    14. Q&A You should also feel free to contact any of us by email: Daniel Redman: dredman@nclrights.org Eric Carlson: ecarlson@nsclc.org Scott Parkin: sparkin@nsclc.org

    15. Thank you!

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