The commission will look at health, housing, financial, social and long-term care needs
The New York City Department for the Aging will establish a commission to improve the quality of life of LGBTQ+ older adults under a new bill passed last month.
The commission’s goals would be to “identify challenges, share best practices, and develop expert recommendations on ways to improve the quality of life” of LGBTQ+ older adults, according to the bill, Int. 564. The commission will look at issues such as health, housing, financial, social and long-term care needs of LGBTQ+ community.
Older LGBTQ+ adults living in New York face disproportionately higher rates of poverty, discrimination and loneliness, according to an AARP study.
“Many are isolated and disconnected from services in part because LGBTQ older people are far more likely to live alone than non-LGBTQ individuals and far less likely to rely on adult children or other family members for informal caregiving,” the AARP study said. […]
Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by Morningstar on December 6, 2023.
