Resource Details

Housing, Health, and LGBTQIA+ Older Adults

Year Developed: 2021

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)

Language(s): English

Developed by: National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute (See other resources developed by this organization). In collaboration with Corporation for Supportive Housing , National Center for Equitable Care for Elders , National Health Care for the Homeless Council .

Resource Summary: This publication provides health centers with promising practices for supporting LGBTQIA+ older adults with their housing and related health care needs, including screening for homelessness and housing, supporting aging in place, providing affirming referrals for housing and supportive services, and offering inclusive health care environments.

Resource Details: Accessing housing and aging in place pose several challenges for older adults, and particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGTBQIA+) adults. Because of historical and current stigma, discrimination, and bias against LGBTQIA+ people, LGTBQIA+ older adults may not have equal access to the resources needed to successfully age in place.

Resource Topic: , Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: , Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Care Coordination, Housing, LGBTQIA+, Older Adults (Elders/Elderly).