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GLTB people and aged care services
Submitted by Cathy Brown on Thu, 28/08/2008 - 9:34am.
About a quarter of Australia's population is expected to be over 65 by 2050. The ageing of our population has been a big issue for governments around the country, but the needs and expectations of older GLTB people is an area that requires more research.
The Federal Government is making welcome moves to end discrimination against same-sex couples (that will ensure equal treatment in pension and superannuation schemes among other things), but there are a range of other issues that will affect individual GLTB people as they age; including health problems, access to services and accommodation. Since 1999, there have been moves around Australia to build privately run GLTB friendly aged care facilities. None have been built yet (although one is commencing soon in Victoria), but attempts to build such facilities (wanted or not) raises questions about whether current options for older GLTB people are satisfactory.
The project is examining the extent to which social change in relation to people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (or otherwise non-heterosexual) has been reflected in the practices of aged care service providers, particularly accommodation, and what are the implications of these changes?
The questionnaire is anonymous but if you would like to participate in follow up research you will be asked to provide a contact email address at the end of the questionnaire.
Please pass the survey on to anyone who might be interested http://surveys.uts.edu.au/surveys/gltbagedcare/index.cfm