Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Potential Impacts of the Global Pandemic on 2S- LGBTQ+ Seniors Living in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

Post author By AJ Adams
Post date 1 May 2021

Authors

Stephanie Jonsson

Publication

2021

Abstract

This paper explores how social distancing measures impact senior’s experiences with social isolation and loneliness while living in LTC with a nuanced overview of its effects on 2S-LGBTQ+ seniors.

Link to research

Citation

Jonsson, S. (2021). Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Potential Impacts of the Global Pandemic on 2S- LGBTQ+ Seniors Living in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes. To Be Decided: Journal of Interdisciplinary Theory, 6, -126

Open Access

Yes

Tags Long-term care, Social isolation

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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