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HOUSING GUIDE
Why LGBT-Friendly Senior Housing?
What is the Senior Housing Initiative?
HOUSING GUIDE
Here are a few indicators of this discrimination:
In a
study
In a study by
by the Equal Rights Center,
older
couples
1/2 ofsame-sex
experience discrimination
1
while applying for housing
89%
2
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SAGE,
only 22% of
respondents
felt they could
be open about
their LGBT
identities with
facility staff2
43% of LGBT seniors reported
instances of mistreatment in
their facilities2
It is reported that there are
currently 142,978 LGBT
individuals aged 40-85+ in North
Texas which is expected to grow
to nearly 200,000 by 2030. In a
survey conducted by the Coalition
for Aging LGBT, the need for
transitional/senior living facilities
that are respectful of LGBT people
was identified overwhelmingly as
the most pressing need for aging
LGBT people.
SOURCE
1. 2014, Opening Doors: An Investigation of Barriers to
Senior Housing for Same-Sex Couples.
2. LGBT Movement Advancement Project (MAP), and
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender Elders (SAGE). Improving the Lives of
LGBT Older Adults. 2010, Improving the Lives of LGBT
Older Adults.
What is the North Texas
LGBT-Friendly Senior
Housing Initiative?
Launched in December 2017, the
North Texas LGBT-Friendly Senior
Housing Initiative is a program
of the Coalition for Aging
LGBT, designed to empower
senior housing communities
to provide safe, welcoming
housing options, and connect
them to LGBT seniors and their
friends and families looking
for a home. We recognize that
education and relationshipbuilding are essential, as many
service providers are interested
in improving their LGBT cultural
competency, but require greater
support on this journey.
Denton
Collin
This inagural guide is the result
of nearly a year of relationshipbuilding, support, and hard work
between our CFA LGBT volunteers
and the dedicated staff of 17
Senior Housing Communities in
the four-county area of North
Texas (Dallas, Denton, Tarrant,
and Collin counties). Each of
these communities has attained
a passing score on our LGBTFriendly Senior Housing Metric
(see page 11 for a detailed
breakdown). The Metric covers
areas such as LGBT-friendly policy
updates, procedure changes, staff
training, programming, outreach,
and marketing enhancements.
The goal of this standard is to
reduce the silence and invisibility
of the LGBT community and to
form explicitly LGBT affirming
practices in each community.
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/
Tarrant
Dallas
/ = Multiple Communities, CCRCs
The location of all 17 participating senior housing communities in North Texas.
(Note: some dots represent multiple communities).
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