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Social care issues affecting older gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the UK
— a policy brief | | Author(s) | Primrose Musingarimi |
| Corporate Author | International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC-UK) |
| Publisher | International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC-UK), London, November 2008 |
| Pages | 5 pp |
| Source | Download from website (20/4/09): http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/record.jsp?type=publicatio... |
| Keywords | Sexual orientation ; Older men ; Older women ; Services ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Older gay, lesbian and bisexual (LGB) people comprise approximately 5-7% of the population of older people in the UK, and to date very little has been done to investigate their needs and how service providers can meet those needs. This policy brief focuses on social care issues that may be faced by LGB people in the UK, citing policy documents and research. Unlike their heterosexual peers, older LGB people are less likely to age with a partner or have children to care for them. Take-up of formal social care services may well have improved with the advent of direct payments, as in the past, there may have been anxieties about the likelihood of receiving care from individuals regarded as homophobic. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090420208 E |
| Classmark | ES6: BC: BD: I: 3A:6KC * |
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