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- Title
The Risks to LGBT Elders in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities and Possible Solutions.
- Authors
Wolfenson, David Henry
- Abstract
The article discusses about the risk surrounding LGBT elders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the U.S., and also discusses solutions for the same. Topics discussed include existing statutory protections afforded to LGBT elders in nursing homes; enactment of Nursing Home Reform Act for the same; and enactment of Fair Housing Act for eliminating discrimination based on sex.
- Subjects
OLDER LGBTQ+ people; CONGREGATE housing; UNITED States. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987; FAIR Housing Act of 1968 (U.S.)
- Publication
Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Legal Issues, 2017, Vol 26, p123
- ISSN
1062-0680
- Publication type
Article