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    Making San Francisco Streets Safer for Seniors

    Making San Francisco Streets Safer for Seniors

    By Marcy Adelman Walk SF, a San Francisco nonprofit pedestrian advocacy organization, is working to make San Francisco a safer, more walkable city for pedestrians. Seniors and lower income communities…

    LGBT Seniors Are Particularly Vulnerable to Both Mental and Physical Abuse

    LGBT Seniors Are Particularly Vulnerable to Both Mental and Physical Abuse

    I’ve worked in the field of elder abuse prevention for the past 25 years and, sadly, I’ve heard many stories about elder abuse in our community. Our reluctance to face…

    LGBT Senior Care Facilities Bill of Rights Unanimously Approved

    LGBT Senior Care Facilities Bill of Rights Unanimously Approved

    On March 31, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously ap­proved the groundbreaking LGBT Se­nior Long Term Care Facilities Bill of Rights. The much-needed ordinance, the first of its kind…

    Reimagining Life

    Reimagining Life

    As a young man full of life and energy in 1982, I was forced to give up my dreams and ambitions because of a new disease that swept the country.…

    Changing Times

    Changing Times

    There is a quiet sea change happening that will affect every LGBT person in the nation, and it will change our lives for the better. Slowly but surely, federal, state,…

    Beyond Long-term Care Insurance

    Beyond Long-term Care Insurance

    Seventy percent of people turning age 65 today can expect to require some form of long-term care during their lives, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.…

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story, Part 2

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story, Part 2

    Jim and Fred’s story in the previous “Aging in Community” column poignantly revealed some of the unique challenges faced by LGBT caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia. Like…

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story

    Jim and Fred went on a date 33 years ago. They fell in love and moved in together. They knew early on that they had something special. Jim told me…

    Winning the Housing Lottery: It Doesn’t Add Up

    Winning the Housing Lottery: It Doesn’t Add Up

    Crisis by Number  Regardless of political ideology or economic status, few would disagree that San Francisco faces an enormous housing crisis. The city has undergone massive demographic changes due almost…

    Seniors, Caregiving and the Holiday Blues

    Seniors, Caregiving and the Holiday Blues

    At its best, the holiday season should be a time of happiness and joy, of being nestled in the loving bosom of family and friends. It is a wonderful picture,…