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The dementia challenge for LGBT communities
— a paper based on a roundtable discussion, 2 December 2014 | | Corporate Author | National LGB&T Partnership |
| Publisher | National LGB&T Partnership; National Care Forum, [London], 2015 |
| Pages | 11 pp |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Gay men ; Lesbians ; Services ; Usage [services] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | The roundtable was held by the National LGBT Partnership with the National Care Forum (NCF), Sue Ryder and the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, as part of the Department of Health Strategic Partner Programme, to examines the needs of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people with dementia and how the social care workforce could provide more appropriate support. Specifically, LGBT people are more likely than their heterosexual peers to be single and living alone, and less likely to have family support; also, their past experiences of prejudice may affect their perception of support. The paper identifies some of the concerns LGBT people have in relation to dementia and access to support, such as reduced inhibition caused by dementia, and being forced "back into the closet" in later life because of the attitudes of care staff. The paper recommends raising awareness and acknowledgement of this "invisible population" in all settings, including home-based support and residential care. Other topics highlighted include: regular support vs 'rainbow villages'; growing more good practice; workforce and training; and personalisation and dignity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170103002 B |
| Classmark | EA: ES6DA: ES6DB: I: QLD: TOB: 6M |
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