Retirement Concerns on Aging ​

Are you getting to that point in life where age has become a concern? Read on!!! ### Recognition by American Society on Aging On March 27, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Health & Aging team and SAGE received recognition from the American Society on Aging (ASA) for their collaborative efforts.[1] ### Historic Partnership and Long-Term Care Equality Index This acknowledgment highlights their partnership, announced years earlier, to launch the first-ever nationwide **Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI)**. The LEI assesses how long-term care facilities treat LGBTQ residents, building on HRC's successful **Healthcare Equality Index (HEI)**.[1] ### Key Goals and Challenges Addressed The initiative aims to ensure equitable treatment for LGBTQ elders, who often face discrimination—such as only 22% feeling open about their identities with staff and 43% reporting mistreatment. Leaders like HRC President Chad Griffin and SAGE CEO Michael Adams emphasized the urgency, predicting 4.7 million LGBTQ elders needing care by 2030.[1] ### Broader Impact and Support ASA was the first signatory to the "Commitment to Caring" pledge, supporting a nationwide awareness campaign. The effort addresses compounded biases, especially for LGBTQ Black and Latinx elders, backed by seed grants and studies from HRC and SAGE.[1]