New PHI report outlines 47 federal priorities to improve the direct care workforce … High housing costs compound struggle for low-wage direct care workers during pandemic: NLIHC report … OSHA extends comment period for COVID-19 emergency temporary standard … LGBT older adults would benefit from passage of the Equality Act: SAGE report … ProMedica sues Ohio to halt ongoing Medicaid overhaul
Despite significant progress, LGBTQ older adults lack basic legal protections, including equity and inclusion protections in long-term care communities, according to a new national benchmarking tool.
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based hand sanitizers can have side effects, FDA warns … Seattle senior living community scrambles for air conditioners during rare heatwave … House passes bill to make age-discrimination cases easier to prove … New affordable housing community for LGBTQ+ seniors said to be first in Texas, largest in U.S.
Springpoint Choice, of Plainsboro Township, NJ, a continuing care at home program, honors Pride Month year-round, not just in June.
Staff members of senior living and other long-term care providers who receive state funding will be required to honor resident rights and complete cultural competency training focused on sexual orientation and gender identity outlined in a new civil rights law signed Wednesday by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
Elder advocacy organizations said Thursday that they welcomed an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that it now interprets the Fair Housing Act to bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The leader of a St. Louis continuing care retirement community said Thursday that he is pleased that a federal sex discrimination suit against the community has been resolved.
SAGE is going virtual this year with its elder housing symposium, offering workshops and learning sessions highlighting the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults.
Texas publishes Phase 1 COVID-19 visitation requirements for assisted living communities … U.S. judge blocks Trump administration rule that would strip protections for LGBT individuals facing healthcare discrimination … Telehealth visits skyrocket for older adults during pandemic, but concerns and barriers remain: survey … Documentary, “Some Kind of Heaven,” will profile The Villages retirement community
A coalition of 23 state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over a new rule they say allows healthcare discrimination targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, including those living in residential care settings.
