More senior living communities have in 2025 committed to protecting LGBTQ+ residents and staff from discrimination. While that is a good sign, there is still more operators can do. Vastly all (99%) of the 274 senior living communities that responded to the latest Long-Term Care Equality Index survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and […]
SAGE
Senior living is already a service that is out of reach for millions of older adults in the U.S. For gay and trans older adults, that is especially true. A new report from the Milken Institute and LGBTQ+ advocacy organization SAGE sought to highlight and explore the funding challenges maintaining that status quo. The report […]
Some big companies across the U.S., not to mention the federal government, are backtracking on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Senior living operators are not following suit. In 2025, companies and organizations including Major League Baseball, Amazon, Google, Goldman Sachs and Target have rolled back or watered down programs meant to uplift and celebrate diversity. […]
Senior living tech company Sage has secured an additional $35 million in Series B funding, which it plans to use to “bridge planned and unplanned care,” according to CEO Raj Mehra. Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) led the funding round, with participation from Friends & Family Capital and Plus Capital. Existing Sage investors Maveron, Goldcrest Capital, […]
Editor’s note: WTWH Healthcare is pleased to announce the inaugural Prism Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary achievements in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB); Environmental Sustainability; and Social Stewardship. The deadline for award submissions is Nov. 30. Senior living operators must do much more than pay lip service […]
Senior living operators have an opportunity – and a societal obligation – to offer the kind of lifestyle and healthcare options that gay and trans older adults want. The rise of older adults in the LGBTQ demographic is “exploding,” and senior living providers must take note by updating care, lifestyle, and wellness offerings, Hinshaw and […]
The number of senior living communities that include gender identity and sexual orientation in their anti-discrimination policy shot up in 2022 — but there is still plenty of progress yet to be made. This is according to the 2023 Long Term Care Equality Index (LEI) which included results from 200 long-term care communities across 34 […]
Watermark Retirement Communities CEO David Barnes remembers the first time he recognized his company could be more inclusive for all. About seven or eight years ago, two gay men visited Watermark’s central office in Tucson, Arizona for advice on conducting market research for building a senior housing community exclusively for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and […]
Head north on Halsted Street in Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood—just one block of Wrigley Field—and you’ll see it: a modern, multi-unit residence decked in green and blue hues. No, this isn’t a new condominium for the city’s young, urban professionals, but rather an affordable housing unit that has become a haven for the city’s low-income older […]
Construction: Planned Smith/Packett Planning $15 Million Community in Virginia Smith/Packett has plans to build a $15 million assisted living community in Roanoke, Virginia. The community, Pheasant Ridge Assisted Living, will open with 90 units, an on-site chef, round-the-clock concierge service and a variety of recreational activities, reports TV news station WDBJ7. Senior Housing Planned in South Carolina CR […]
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