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Q&A with Britta Larson on Homesharing
The Center on Halsted is the first Homesharing program in the nation that supports LGBT older adults. Homesharing allows LGBT older adults to keep their homes through the supplemental income they receive through renters. Britta Larson, the director of the program, sits down to talk about the project. MORE >
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Financial Security,
Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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Long-Term Care Resources for Older Adults
Finding housing, especially housing that involves levels of assistance, can be challenging. The terminology alone can be confusing and disorienting. This document has resources from Medicare.gov, Family Caregiver Alliance and National Resource Center to aid in learning more about long term care. MORE >
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Financial Security,
Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
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LGBT Adults and Housing
Though LGBT-specific housing exist for older adults, there are not nearly enough for all the seniors who need them. This article discusses these needs and the housing that is currently available. MORE >
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Housing & Homelessness,
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Housing & Services: A Critical Combo
Openhouse is opening their first senior housing facility. In order to ensure that LGBT older adults in San Francisco area remain independent and not go back into the "closet," it is important to create housing options for them. However, with providing shelter it is important to also have supportive services for them so that they continue to engage within the community. This article explores these issues. MORE >
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Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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Building Housing for LGBT Older Adults
In this webinar, Seth Kilbourn of Openhouse and Sheila Moore of Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH) provide insight on the specific needs of LGBT older adults and outline two models that combine affordable housing and senior services for LGBT seniors. MORE >
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Cultural Competence,
Health & Wellness,
Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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LGBT Affordable Housing and Alternatives, Part I
This podcast (part 1 of 2) includes a broad overview of the national LGBT housing landscape, with a focus on planned and existing LGBT older adult housing. MORE >
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Cultural Competence,
Health & Wellness,
Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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LGBT Affordable Housing and Alternatives, Part II
This podcast (part 2 of 2) includes community based alternatives to LGBT-focused housing options such as homesharing and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. MORE >
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Cultural Competence,
Health & Wellness,
Housing & Homelessness,
Retirement
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Creating an Estate Plan: A Legal Perspective
Proper planning will ensure that your property is distributed upon your death as you wish. It makes dealing with the issue of your death easier for your partner and your family. Furthermore, proper planning can save on taxes, allowing more property to be passed to your loved ones. MORE >
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Caregiving,
Financial Security,
Legal Resources,
Retirement,
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Medicaid and the LGBT Community
The eligibility rules for Medicaid are complicated, and can contain traps for the unwary. This article provides an overview of the rules that apply to those in the LGBT community who might need Medicaid, particularly those who might need long-term care in a nursing home. MORE >
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Caregiving,
Financial Security,
Health Care Access,
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Medicaid & Medicare,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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The Importance of Wills
A will is an essential part of any estate plan, but this is especially true for LGBT people. An estimated two-thirds of all people die without a will (i.e., “intestate”), but dying intestate can have devastating consequences for LGBT people because, in the majority of instances, the law does not recognize our chosen families – our partners, friends, and caregivers. MORE >
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Lo Que Todas las Personas LGBT de Más Edad Deben Saber Sobre los Testamentos
Aunque el testamento es parte esencial de cualquier planificación del patrimonio, es especialmente importante para las personas LGBT. En un testamento, tú designas quién recibirá tus bienes al tú morir. También nombras a una persona para que tome decisiones importantes acerca de tu patrimonio, la cual es denominada tu "representante personal" o "albacea". MORE >
Nancy J. Knauer
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En Español,
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Retirement,
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El Medicaid y la Comunidad LGBT
Las reglas de elegibilidad para el Medicaid son complicadas y pueden resultar problemáticas para quienes no están bien informados. Este artículo ofrece un panorama general sobre las reglas que aplican a las personas LGBT que podrían necesitar Medicaid, particularmente aquéllas que podrían necesitar cuidado a largo plazo en un hogar de envejecientes. Las reglas de Medicaid son bastante distintas para personas individuales y para las parejas del mismo sexo que para las parejas heterosexuales casadas. MORE >
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En Español,
Financial Security,
Health Care Access,
Legal Resources,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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Creación y Protección de Derechos Legales Personales y Financieros
La planificación del patrimonio correcta te ayudará a garantizar que la persona de tu elección pueda cumplir tus deseos en caso de tú quedar discapacitado. Sin la planificación debida, podría designarse a alguien para que tome decisiones médicas y financieras en tu nombre que no cumpla con tus deseos.
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En Español,
Financial Security,
Legal Resources,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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Planificación del Patrimonio
La planificación del patrimonio correcta te ayudará a garantizar que tu propiedad se distribuya tal como quieres después de tu muerte. Le facilita a tu pareja y a tu familia lidiar con tu muerte. Aún más, la planificación adecuada puede significar pagar menos en impuestos, lo cual permite que una cantidad mayor de bienes vayan a tus seres queridos. MORE >
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Caregiving,
En Español,
Financial Security,
Legal Resources,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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Planning for Incapacity
Proper planning can ensure that your wishes are carried out by the person of your choice in the event of your incapacity. Without proper planning, someone may be appointed to make medical and financial decisions for you, which may not be in accord with your wishes. MORE >
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Financial Security,
Legal Resources,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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SAGE Production's short video on LGBT Older Adults & Social Security
A primer on Social Security disparities between LGBT adults and their heterosexual counterparts. MORE >
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Health Care Access,
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Medicaid & Medicare,
Retirement,
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LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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Lifelines: Documents to Protect Your Family
This publication contains information about essential documents that will help you protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of illness, disability, or death. MORE >
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Aging & Ageism,
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Health Care Access,
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Aging Providers,
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LGBT Older Adults
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LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field
This publication highlights that many LGBT older adults experience regular discrimination in long-term care facilities. MORE >
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Health & Wellness,
Health Care Access,
Mental Health,
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Take the Power: Tools for Life and Financial Planning
Lambda Legal has prepared this toolkit, with information on creating wills, protecting your medical and end-of-life decisions, and more, so that you can take the power and create a more secure future for yourself and your family. MORE >
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Caregiving,
End of Life Decisions,
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Retirement,
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Toma el control: Herramientas de planificación legal y financiera
Lambda Legal ha preparado esta guía para ayudarte a tomar el control, de manera que puedas crear un futuro más seguro para ti y tu familia. MORE >
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Caregiving,
End of Life Decisions,
En Español,
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Retirement,
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LGBT Older Adults and Pensions
This brief describes how retirement pensions are routinely denied to same-sex partners, and how this lack of pension protection can devastate an LGBT partner. MORE >
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End of Life Decisions,
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LGBT Older Adults and Social Security
This brief details how LGBT adults' ineligibility for Social Security spousal benefits, survivor benefits, and death benefits significantly reduces retirement income, up to 32 percent less than their heterosexual counterparts. MORE >
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LGBT Older Adults and Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
This brief details the unequal treatment and additional tax penalties LGBT older adults face when inheriting or when they are designated as the beneficiary for a tax-qualified retirement plan. MORE >
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End of Life Decisions,
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LGBT Older Adults: Rethinking Aging Laws for Today's Older Adults
This brief describes how current federal and state laws are based around the assumption of marriage and thus exclude same-sex couples, widowed men and women—LGBT and heterosexual alike—and those who never married. This brief offers concrete policy recommendations that would increase the breadth of older adults protected under aging policies. MORE >
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Legal Resources,
Retirement
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Gay and Lesbian Elders: Estate Planning and End-of-Life Decision Making
This one-click download through SSRN will take you to a law review article discussing estate planning for gay and lesbian elders. MORE >
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Financial Security,
Health Care Access,
Legal Resources,
Retirement
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Still Out, Still Aging
Expanding on insights gained from its 2006 award-winning Out and Aging study conducted in partnership with the American Society on Aging's LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN), "Still Out, Still Aging" provides both an update and broader scope in looking at the LGBT population in comparison to the general population. MORE >
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Planning Tips for LGBT Individuals and Couples
Offers guidance and advice to LGBT Boomers in the areas of legacy planning,employee benefits, health care, financial and retirement planning. MORE >
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Caregiving,
End of Life Decisions,
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Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders
Provides basic information about select areas of the law that are important to LGBT elders, especially individuals and couples who are age 55 and over. MORE >
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Caregiving,
End of Life Decisions,
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Out and Aging: The MetLife Study of Lesbian & Gay Baby Boomers
This study on LGBT Baby Boomers was conducted by MetLife Mature Market Institute in conjunction with the Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network (LAIN) of the American Society on Aging and Zogby International. MORE >
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Caregiving,
End of Life Decisions,
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Gay and Lesbian Seniors: Unique Challenges of Coming Out in Later Life
This article presents the unique challenges faced by LGBT elders when coming out later in life. MORE >
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Aging & Ageism,
Coming Out Later in Life,
Health & Wellness,
Homophobia & Transphobia,
Mental Health,
Retirement,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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