by Nanfu Wang
Family of Choice from Nanfu Wang on Vimeo.
While LGBT older adults may not have the same biological family supports as their heterosexual counterparts, many have family of choice– partners, friends, ex-partners, neighbors and others.
Resources for LGBT aging:
Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults.
U.S official government site for medicare
Copy of resident rights in nursing home www.medicare.gov/nursing/
Eldercare Locator
(800) 677-1116
www.eldercare.gov
The Eldercare Locator helps older adults and their caregivers find local services that support older adults including contact information for local Area Agencies on Aging.
Family Caregiver Alliance
785 Market Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 434-3388
(800) 445-8106
Web Site: www.caregiver.org
E-mail: info@caregiver.org
LGBT Caring Community Online Support Group
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) seeks to improve the quality of life for caregivers through education, services, research and advocacy.
Through its National Center on Caregiving, FCA offers information on current social, public policy and caregiving issues and provides assistance in the development of public and private programs for caregivers.
For residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, FCA provides direct family support services for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, head injury, Parkinson’s and other debilitating disorders that strike adults.
FCA is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. We actively encourage members of the LGBT community to contact us for information and support services.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
www.glma.org/home.html
This association of LGBT supportive physicians and other medical professionals lets you search for healthcare provider members in your area.
Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network (LGAIN), a constituent group of the American Society on Aging
833 Market Street, Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 974-9600
www.asaging.org/lgain.html
The Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network is a national resource for information relating to LGBT seniors. Their Web Guide connects you to resources on the Internet.
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
870 Market St. Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 392-6257
www.nclrights.org
The only national legal organization with a primary focus on lesbians and their families. NCLR also advocates on behalf of other groups in the LGBT community. Main program areas are family law, youth rights, elder law, immigration and asylum and transgender rights.
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
P.O. Box 980422
Houston, TX 77098
www.oloc.org
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change is a national organization that seeks to empower lesbians 60 and over and fight ageism within both the LGBT and broader communities.
Pride Senior Network
356 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 271-7288
www.pridesenior.org
Maintains a service provider directory (primarily New York and vicinity), an LGBT newspaper, and provides a health resources newspaper. Has undertaken an LGBT Caregiver Research Initiative.
Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE)
305 Seventh Avenue, 16th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 741-2247
www.sageusa.org
The nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to the concerns of LGBT elders. Provides programs and services in the New York area. Founder of nationwide network of local programs for LGBT seniors
Gayellow Pages
www.gayellowpages.com
Go to Organizations/Resources: Age-Group and Senior Focus. Provides a national directory of programs and groups for LGBT older adults.
Senior Pages
www.seniorpages.com
Click on Gay Seniors for a listing of national
organizations that support LGBT older adults.
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