Heterosexism and homophobia are widespread in nursing homes and are symptomatic of a larger sexphobia often associated with those providing services to seniors. In a mid-1990s survey of nursing home social workers, more than half said their coworkers were intolerant or condemning of homosexuality among residents, while most other respondents avoided answering the question. The staff in one nursing home refused to bathe a resident because they did not want to touch “the lesbian,” and a home care assistant threatened to “out” a gay client if he reported her negligent care (Cook-Daniels 1997). (more…)

The number of aging population is continuing to increase. At the same time, the cost of being hospitalized is also increasing. Thus, there are people to prefer to have home health care services.

Home health care is a relatively new program that aims to take care of sick patients while they are at home. Medical trained personnel are usually the ones (more…)