Nationwide, dozens of groups have tried to build retirement communities for gays, but only three have opened thus far, according to Gerard Koskovich, who tracks the subject for the Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network.
Aging experts, entrepreneurs and nonprofits say the need is there, but the challenge is more complex than build it and fill it. They have to raise money; find an affordable, attractive, gay-friendly locale; and motivate people who, like all seniors, might want or need anything from Pilates classes to nursing care.
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Readers interested in further information on housing options for LGBT elders will find annotated listings for more than 50 websites dealing with the topic in the Web Guide of the LGBT Aging Issues Network at http://www.asaging.org/lgain.
For a recent overview of projects in the U.S., visit the free online newsletter of the American Society on Aging: “Housing Options for LGBT Elders Emerging Across the United States,” ASA Connection (June 2007): http://www.asaging.org/asav2/asaconnection/enews/07june/top.cfm.
Gerard Koskovich
Staff Liaison, LGBT Aging Issues Network
American Society on Aging
San Francisco
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