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Review
. 2024 May;40(2):309-320.
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.10.004. Epub 2023 Nov 7.

Psychosocial and Financial Issues Affecting LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Vinita Gidvani Shastri  1 , Erica Joy Erney  2
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Psychosocial and Financial Issues Affecting LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Vinita Gidvani Shastri et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 2024 May.

Abstract

Isolation, financial insecurity, incomplete advance care planning, and lack of safe/affordable/inclusive long-term care are challenges magnified in gender and sexual minorities. LGBTQIA+ older adults are disproportionately more likely to live alone and experience financial poverty and social isolation. LGBTQIA+ adults suffering from cognitive impairment are an especially defenseless population due to their lack of social connection and potential lack of financial resources and advance care planning.

Keywords: Advance care planning; Caregiving; Financial security; Housing; Isolation; LGBTQ+; LGBTQIA+; Long-term care; Older adult.

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