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dc.contributor.authorHorner, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorComfort, Jude
dc.contributor.authorFreijah, Rita
dc.contributor.authorLovelock, G.
dc.contributor.authorHunter, M.
dc.contributor.authorTavener, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:59:54Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:59:54Z
dc.date.created2012-12-04T20:00:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHorner, Barbara and McManus, A. and Comfort, J. and Freijah, R. and Lovelock, G. and Hunter, M. and Tavener, M. 2012. How prepared is the retirement and residential aged care sector in Western Australia for older non-hetersexual people?. Quality in Primary Care. 20 (4): pp. 263-274.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42471
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Objective: To explore attitudes, knowledge and current practices of retirement and residential aged care providers in Western Australia towards accommodating older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) individuals. GLBTI is used throughout as a general term to include people who are not exclusively heterosexual in identity, attraction and/or behaviour. Methods: Postal surveys were sent to 329 providers of accommodation to ask about their attitudes, knowledge and current practices towards older GLBTI people. Two focus groups were also held with managers of accommodation facilities and GLBTI community members. Results: Few respondents reported having experience with any older GLBTI residents in their retirement or residential aged care facility. There was poor inclusion of GLBTI issues in policy frameworks, and limited understanding regarding same-sex law reforms. Conclusion: Older non-heterosexual people are often obscured within ageing population discourses, and conceal their identity for fear of discrimination. GLBTI-sensitive practices can help to facilitate the disclosure of sexual orientation and/or gender identity that may assist in meeting the unique needs of this group.

dc.publisherRadcliffe Medical Press Ltd.
dc.subjectlong-term care
dc.subjectretirement needs
dc.subjecthomosexuality
dc.subjectageing
dc.subjectnon-heterosexual
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.titleHow prepared is the retirement and residential aged care sector in Western Australia for older non-hetersexual people?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume20
dcterms.source.startPage263
dcterms.source.endPage274
dcterms.source.issn1479-1072
dcterms.source.titleQuality in Primary Care
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