National Resource Centre on 2SLGBTQI Aging

Ottawa Morning: How care homes are adapting to better accommodate LGBTQ seniors

Post author By AJ Adams
Post date 14 June 2022

CBC Radio

June 14, 2022

National Institute on Ageing research fellow Dr. Ashley Flanagan explains why many LGBTQ seniors fear disclosing their identities when entering care facilities.

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Tags Dementia, Health and Wellbeing, Radio Interview

Egale is Canada’s leading national organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues. Egale aims to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education, awareness and legal advocacy.

National Institute on Ageing is a Toronto Metropolitan University think tank focused on the realities of Canada’s ageing population. It works to enhance successful ageing across the life course and to make Canada the best place to grow up and grow old.

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