Equality Senior Living

04/24/2020

(From Press Release – Mutual Housing California) – Mutual Housing California received final funding approvals Tuesday to build two new affordable housing

01/31/2020

Contact us at equalityliving.com to see how we might help you, or someone you love, find a LGBT friendly senior community. And if you'd like to form your own community in your area, send me an email at [email protected] Dan Schreiner

There are a lot of factors seniors take into consideration when looking for a care facility: cost, proximity to family, food, religious services. But seniors who are gay, le***an, bisexual

12/19/2019

"We all have a common experience of age and being LGBT so there's a lot of commonality built in as opposed to just moving into a building and being just one of many." Contact us at equalityliving.com to see if we can help you, or someone you love, find a LGBT friendly community. And if you're interested in LGBT CoHousing, send me an email at [email protected]. Dan Schreiner

"I can't tell you how good it is to feel that I belong here," Diedra Nottingham, a new resident of the Stonewall House, said at its opening.

12/17/2019

"I thought I was going to have to move to a regular place for senior citizens, and it would have to be, 'How safe do I feel telling anybody about myself?'" Hertz said. "It's about time to have a place for older gay people to feel safe." Sharing an article from 2013 on Spirit on Lake. Are you, or someone you love looking for a LGBT friendly senior community? Contact us at equalityliving.com to see how we might help. Dan Schreiner

Spirit on Lake in Minneapolis is the first housing development in Minnesota to serve primarily le***an, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors, a group that faces unique safety and health challenges as they age.

12/13/2019

"When Bonnie McGowan first envisioned a community called Birds of a Feather, she saw a place where g**s and le***ans could 'age in place.'" Any interest is starting a LGBT senior supportive CoHousing community near you? Send me an email at [email protected]. And if you, or someone you love, needs help finding a place today, contact us at equalityliving.com. Dan Schreiner

At Birds of a Feather, 19 residents, from their mid-50s to 70s, are spread out across 160 acres of rural New Mexico.

12/11/2019

Openhouse, which provides some housing for LGBT seniors and other services in the San Francisco area, and On Lok, which provides senior services more generally, are embarking on a partnership that will provide a Tuesday-Saturday day program where LGBT seniors can socialize and have their needs met starting in April/May 2020. Know of LGBT senior programs in your area? Let me know at [email protected]. And let us know how we might help you, or someone you love, find LGBT supportive senior communities near you at equalityliving.com. Dan Schreiner

LGBT seniors living in San Francisco face obstacles to receiving care that their heterosexual, cisgender counterparts often do not, according to a needs assessment conducted by UCSF.

12/09/2019

If you're in or around Bloomington, IN, stop by the LGBT Aging & Caring Network Social Hour, Sweet Grass Modern Southern Kitchen, 405 W Patterson Dr. Know of a LGBT senior social gathering in your area? Let us know at equalityliving.com. Or send me an email at [email protected] and I'll share it. Dan Schreiner

Tune in for your weekly update on LGBTQ+ news! This episode we talk Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Kru

12/06/2019

"Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, California, with striking views of Sonoma wine country, is the first of its kind targeting affluent LGBT retirees." There are some (few) LGBT senior communities. This is a good article asking, what type of community do we want and where do we want to go? One of my goals: Start building intergenerational LGBT supportive CoHousing communities coupled with a senior Residential Care home. Interested in joining me? Join our mailing list at equalityliving.com or send me an email at [email protected]. Dan Schreiner

Members of the 55-plus market are planning their next move—and they will do it on their terms.

12/04/2019

"Where do you live when you’re gay and gray?"
"Located on the grounds of what was once known as The Methodist Home, Aldersgate today is an all-inclusive, multi-cultural welcoming facility with employees who are given sensitivity training aimed specifically at directly benefiting the LGBTQ community." Aldersgate is located in East Charlotte, NC. Contact us at equalityliving.com if you, or someone you love, needs help finding a LGBTQ friendly community. And if you'd like to learn more about LGBT friendly CoHousing, send me an email at [email protected]. Dan Schreiner

11/25/2019

"Finding an LGBT-tolerant facility can be difficult. People are often bound by geography, and options are limited." You're not alone - contact us at equalityliving.com to see how we might help you, or someone you love find a LGBT friendly community.

Many LGBT boomers are concerned about neglect, harassment and abuse, a survey showed.

11/22/2019

Let us know at equalityliving.com if you, or someone you love, needs help finding LGBT friendly senior communities wherever live. And if you're interested in learning how to start a LGBTQ friendly CoHousing community in your area, send me an email at [email protected]. Dan Schreiner

Looking for an LGBT-friendly vacation destination or a place to settle down? Check out some of the top destinations for gay senior travel and retirement.

11/18/2019

“Knowing that too many LGBTQ seniors live in unsafe or even openly hostile environments, we wanted to address this issue that is near and dear to us by creating a safe and beautiful community for those 55 and over. The Living Out development will be the first of its kind in the Southern California area,” Know of developments near you? Let us know at equalityliving.com. And if you'd like to learn more about LGBT friendly CoHousing, send me a note at [email protected]. Dan Schreiner

More than 39 million people in the U.S. are age 65 years or older including 2.4 million people who identify...