Creating a Care and Housing Option in Rhode Island for LGBTQ+ Older Adults

LOCATION: East Providence, Rhode Island

The gap in services and supports for older adults can be exacerbated for LGBTQ+ people. Often childless or estranged from family, many LGBTQ+ older adults have no one to help or care for them as they age. Recognizing the need for suitable housing and elder care services, AARP Rhode Island helped connect a nonprofit developer, a skilled nursing and assisted living provider, and members of the LGBTQ+ community to create Aldersbridge at East Point, an affordable housing and care option for gay older adults and their allies. The residential complex and care facility is expected to have a positive economic impact on the neighborhood by adding new residents (i.e., new customers for local businesses) and related new jobs.

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Related:

• "An 'LGBT-Welcoming' Place to Call Home"
• "SAGECare Teaches Elder Care Providers How to Foster a Welcoming Community" 

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