Working With LGBT Baby Boomers and Older Adults: Factors That Signal a Welcoming Service Environment.

Many providers recognize the importance of creating culturally competent services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Although multiple resources list steps to make professional practices more LGBT-welcoming, these resources provide no empirical data to support their recommendations. LGBT older adults (N = 327) were asked to describe what signals that a provider is LGBT-welcoming.

Working with LGBT older adults: an assessment of employee training practices, needs, and preferences of senior service organizations in Minnesota.

As the population ages and LGBT older adults become more visible among senior service providers, the need for cultural competency training will grow. Although this training is a relatively new phenomenon, curricula exist. These are generally in person for 2- to 8-hr durations.

Friends, family, and caregiving among midlife and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults.

The study examines the frequency and nature of the informal caregiving experience for midlife and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) adults. Responses from a Twin Cities Metropolitan Area LGBT aging needs assessment survey were analyzed for social supports, current caregiving activity and availability of a caregiver. The majority of respondents identified a primary caregiver who was not a legal relation; and compared to the general population were (a) less likely to have traditional sources of caregiver support and (b) more likely to be serving as a caregiver and caring for someone to whom they were not legally related.

Training, geography, and provision of aging services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults.

This research study surveyed leaders of Area Agencies on Aging (agencies) to understand their services, training, and beliefs about serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Half of the existing agencies in the United States (320) participated. Few agencies provided LGBT services or outreach.

Effectiveness of education and individualized counseling in reducing environmental hazards in the homes of community-dwelling older women.

Objectives: To test the effectiveness of an education and counseling intervention on reducing environmental hazards in the homes of older women.

Design: Secondary analysis from a randomized, controlled trial with two arms: fall prevention program and health education program (control). Environmental hazards were assessed at baseline and immediately posttreatment (12-weeks).

Measuring the direct healthcare costs of a fall injury event.

Background: Falls are a leading cause of injury in older adults. Obtaining cost data for a randomized controlled trial aimed at preventing falls was problematic, and an approach was needed to obtain these data on a relatively small sample of women who used healthcare services.

Approach: The study population was 272 community-dwelling women aged 70 and over who were participants in a fall prevention trial.