Register for our Webinar on Fostering 2SLGBTQ+ Client-Centred Service & Professional Allyship in Seniors Living, Wellness & Care!
This Pride Month, let’s foster stronger allyship and awareness across seniors living, wellness and care to ensure that 2SLGBTQI+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and those who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities, who use additional terminologies) senior residents and clients feel that they are seen, supported, and included. Join […]
Chris Morrissey #PrideMonth interview: Creating queer positive care for seniors
BCCPA and EngAge BC have featured web content throughout June to celebrate #PrideMonth and we are wrapping up the end of the month with an exclusive video feature resulting from our ongoing Aging with Pride collaborations with Dignity Seniors Society. In an interview with BCCPA VP Mike Klassen, long-time activist Chris Morrissey speaks openly about […]
Creating LGBTQ2S+ inclusive and age-friendly communities this Pride Month
Throughout Pride Month, BCCPA and EngAge BC celebrates older adults in the LGBTQ2S+ community and recognizes both the achievements they have made, and the barriers they continue to face. Across the country, many projects and initiatives are looking at the experiences of Queer older adults, and aiming to make positive changes. One example of this […]
Celebrating Pride at your independent living residence in June
June is pride month. Hosting Pride events can be a valuable way to build community in your independent living residence, and to show 2SLGBTQ+ clients that they are seen, supported, and included. EngAge BC has come up with some ways to celebrate Pride and to mark the achievements of decades of advocacy by the Queer […]
Aging with Pride 2021: BCCPA & Dignity Seniors Society collaborate to promote awareness of ‘LGBTQ2S+ positive’ seniors care
July 27, 2019 (Burnaby, B.C.): BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA), EngAge BC and Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) are pleased to announce a new collaboration to build upon ongoing efforts to strengthen and promote LGBTQ2S+ inclusiveness and competency in British Columbia’s continuing care sector. The announcement is timed to coincide with Vancouver Pride Week 2021 (hashtag: […]
Researchers want to hear from carers of people who are LGBTQI2S and living with dementia
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Egale Canada would like to speak to unpaid, primary carers of people who are LGBTQI2S and living with dementia. Participation in this study involves a three-hour time commitment, including attending an introductory meeting and a two-hour focus group (to take place virtually). In appreciation of participation, focus group […]
New search tool helps identify LGBTQ2+-inclusive seniors’ housing and wellness options in B.C.
A groundbreaking service recently launched in B.C. helps seniors and their family members find LGBTQ2+-inclusive housing and wellness options. Route 65 is an online tool, developed by EngAge BC, that matches seniors with B.C.’s leading operators of independent living, assisted living, long-term and home health care services. In B.C., it is estimated between three to […]
Island Health Authority is increasing LGBTQ2+ competency
This week, BC Care Providers Association has been running the series, Aging with Pride, which focuses on building LGBTQ2+ competency in a seniors’ living and wellness context. Across the province, local advocates and allies are working to create inclusive spaces for LGBTQ2+ seniors. One example is Nicole Tremblay, who has been leading the Island Health […]
Opinion: As Vancouver Pride enters fifth decade, it’s time to think about our elders
Wishing Happy Pride to LGBTQ2+ seniors By Mike Klassen As Pride in Vancouver enters its fifth decade with a week-long celebration culminating with the spectacular downtown parade on the August long weekend, let’s turn our minds to a part of the LGBTQ2+ community that does not attract the attention a bedazzling, costumed parade participant might. […]
