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Supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusivity in long-term care homes
— a Canadian perspective | | Author(s) | Tamara Sussman, Shari Brotman, Heather MacIntosh |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 37, no 2, June 2018 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 121-132 |
| Source | http://www.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Gay men ; Lesbians ; Transexuals ; Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term ; Social inclusion ; Canada. |
| Annotation | It is critical to ensure that long-term care (LTC) homes are sensitive to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. However the extent to which the LTC home sector has adopted recommended strategies is unknown. This qualitative study reported findings from two initiatives: semi-structured telephone interviews with Canadian LTC home administrators on strategies adopted to support LGBT inclusivity, and discussions with participants attending a two-day meeting on supporting LGBT inclusivity in LTC. It was found that LGBT inclusivity training was the most commonly adopted strategy among the LTC homes surveyed. Study findings further suggested that practices more visible to residents and families, such as LGBT-themed programming, inclusive language and symbols, or joint initiatives with LGBT communities, were less commonly adopted because of anticipated negative resident/family reactions. The importance and benefits of comprehensive strategies that include staff, residents and family are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525240 A |
| Classmark | ES6DA: ES6DB: ED6E: ES6G: KW: KX: 4Q: RNA: 7S |
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