Gay Friendly Assisted Living
I was reading a great article out of the Sacramento Bee today about Gay-Friendly Assisted Living. It reminded me that there is most certainly a need for ‘open-minded’ care, and being what it is, that it may not be as openly accepted or advertised as other assisted living facilities. This is a shame, since, by one researcher’s count, an estimated 1.3 million of California adults are gay, lesbian or bisexual, though more than half of those are bisexual. Nationally, 4 percent of adults identify themselves as gay or lesbian. I would imagine a same ratio in other states.
So, I have created a page just for gay-friendly assisted living facilities. I only have one facility listed on this page as of this writing – thus, I would like to offer any gay-friendly or alternative lifestyle assisted living facility a free photo listing. Just contact me through the main site and I will help you get your listing on the site.
To see my gay-friendly assisted living page, please go here.
UPDATE JULY 2011
We are pleased to have added a new gay-friendly facility to our site. Sierra View Retreat is a beautiful property located in Rocklin, CA.
22 Responses to “Gay Friendly Assisted Living”
I am a registered nurse and I am planning to open a facility. It was a goal way back but I never did. I am doing it now!
Lana RN BSN
21 Aug 2008 at 4:02 pm
Lana RN BSN
21 Aug 2008 at 4:03 pm
Am in the information gathering stages of opening a series of gay assisted livning faciliteis, would like to hear from Lana on her venture
20 Oct 2008 at 1:21 pm
I am opening a LGBT assisted living complex in the South Florida area and would love feedback from the retiring LGBT community on what you would like.
I am creating a comfortable, safe and secure high end gated community that will offer all the amenities of a luxury resort. There will be medical attention and Paramedic and EMT trained personnel. We will have large spacious private apartment/homes from 1 BR, 2BR and 2BR w/den available. We will offer numerous exciting activities and events that the LGBT community is interested in. If you are interested and have feedback for me please send me an email to lgbtassistliving@gmail.com
I am very interesting in your comments so that I can make my LGBT assisted living gated community the very best it can possibly be.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
14 Nov 2008 at 11:43 pm
Stephen,
Great comment. Thank you for submitting your thoughts. I hope that some of our readers might offer their suggestions to you.
Best of luck in your endeavor!
David
17 Nov 2008 at 8:23 am
My brother is a gay man who lost his long term (almost 40 years) partner to HIV 2 years ago. He has severe Parkinson’s disease, but is otherwise healthy. He is living in an assisted living facility now – needs meals supplied, meds managed and assistance with dressing. He feels that the people taking care of him are homophobic and he cannot be himself there. I wish there were someplace where he would be happier. We live in Southern California.
30 Apr 2009 at 8:43 pm
Hi,
Is this blog still operational?
29 Jun 2009 at 9:30 am
Yes, this blog is still operational!
David
02 Jul 2009 at 2:20 pm
Hi All:
Those interested in opening gay assisted living facilities, please contact me. While my foundation is focused on the addiction recovery community, a gentleman on my weekly meals on wheels route is in need of assisted living. He is a wonderful man and I would like to see him into an excellent gay assisted living facility. If there are not any current options in San Diego, then I’d like to make one.
Best regards,
David
03 Jul 2009 at 1:21 pm
sacbee.com/101/story/781997.html is not a valid link
04 Dec 2009 at 7:55 pm
i am moving to florida this week and would like to discuss opportunities with the gay friendly assisted living facilities that you discuss. i have some ideas and would like to pitch them….
22 Dec 2009 at 12:06 pm
I have been toying with the idea of opening gay assisted living centers perhaps in the Midwest or South. I have degrees in both interior design and real estate and spent 6 years caring for an elderly person in my home, so I have some first hand experience with the challenges of aging. I would very much be intersted in hearing from anyone with any insight into this business. I would want the facility to be open and easy and safe, where gay people can be free to be themselves and enjoy life.
Obviuosly, a huge undertaking for anyone, so I would like to hear from anyone who has expereince with these type of facilties.
22 Jan 2010 at 7:50 pm
When it comes to Assisted Living Facilities you need to look at the demographics for the area. Take the Tampa Bay Florida for example, lots of retirees, and a growing gay population. I’m sure I don’t have to point this out unless you’re reading this at 3 AM, but the two combine to form a niche market. Add Florida crummy real estate market and you have the perfect storm for a G & L ALF.
20 Feb 2010 at 9:53 pm
hello, i was reading all the comments here and i agree with everyone, the growing of the elder is on the rise and needing places to stay and be cared for, there family is unable to care for them and they look for somewhere they can put there loved one,,, and this is not easy, now on the other hand if there loved one is gay it is even harder to find a place for them to be happy and live out there life style…i think when you get older you should be able to live out your life the way you are comfortable with… i know all of this, i am a nurse that works for an assisted living home and have been a director for one,,, and yes we have a few gay members there but can not be who they are for fear of the comments from the other residents and staff,, i my self would love to have a nice warm inviting assisted home for the alternative life style.. let them live there last days out being happy and comfortable who they are,,,would love to work with someone that is interested in starting one up,, i live in the pensacola area and yes we have alot of gays here,, and i am sure if we had a open gay assisted home here we could pull in alot of the population that is gay,,well this is just my thoughts…. thanks for reading this,,,,, dennis
27 Feb 2010 at 6:08 am
As an operator of assisted living facilities and nursing homes for many years now, I look forward to the day that the right people come together to make my goal of opening my own gay and lesbian CCRC come together. In the past ten years, I have noticed an increasing trend of gay and lesbian couples serving as the primary caregivers for many residents in my care. I have felt blessed to be able to offer these couples a loving and supportive environment in which they can collaborate in the care of their loved one, but every experience with gay couples in my facilities reminds me that I would never want to live in a traditional setting during the most vulnerable period of my life. I agree with #EasyALF — the storm is brewing for this central Florida native…
04 Mar 2010 at 5:57 pm
Hi,
We are in the business of helping people, hospitals, etc. open assisted living facilities and we have gotten a number of calls for assisting to open a gay and lesbian friendly assisted living in many parts of the country. If anyone needs additional information check our site out and maybe we can help you start. Assistedlivinggroup.com
10 Jun 2010 at 6:20 am
Trying to locate lesbian friendly assisted living facility in greater Phoenix area here in Arizona. Do you know of any? Hard to locate. Deborah
23 Dec 2010 at 10:00 am
Have any of these LGBT assisted living facilities ever gotten off the ground? Is there any place for LGBT folks to research what is out there?
19 Mar 2011 at 7:48 am
I am a gay CNA soon to be an RN. I would love to work in a lgbt facility in so cal. If anyone knows of one please let me know.
26 May 2011 at 9:36 am
my partner, David, and I are thinking seriously of converting our 10 bedroom lodge in the mountains of Pennsylvania into an assisted care type facility. We will begin to explore this option at the close of our summer season this year. We are aging along with the gay population and can’t help but think that there would be couples or singles who might be interested. We had contemplated making 5 or 6 apartments for residents who aren’t in a mode of ‘let’s move south for the golden years’. We are just in the thought stages of this, but we believe that this would be a great and valued addition to our community in the northeast. I’m so glad I wondered onto your blog and can’t wait to tell my partner. If anyone has any knowledge about PA requirements for a facility like we are contemplating, I would love to hear from you. jerry and david
04 Jun 2011 at 5:24 am
I’d like to take a moment of your time to introduce city home companion, a non-medical, private pay companion placement agency for the elderly located in Manhattan. We are a small, boutique business with an emphasis on top quality care provided by experienced caregivers who come to us through personal referral.
As the general population ages, the need for home companion services increases. Several of our gay and lesbian clients have told us that they feel their community is under-served by agencies such as ours. We are a leader in caring for all who need assistance…with love and equality.
We handle assignments that range from simple assistance with daily activities (showering, marketing, cooking, light housekeeping) up to more complicated situations involving HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
So if anyone in the Greater Manhattan area needs any assistance or information Please visit our web site or give me a call at 646-278-4898 Thanks!
07 Jun 2011 at 1:03 pm
I see a lot of people that have the desire to open facilities. I myself am working on opening a retirement community(independent and assisted living) in Austin TX. I just wish that the funding would come together. Anyone have any ideas for creative financing?
30 Jun 2011 at 9:29 pm