Newsom has this year proposed expanding Medi-Cal to all eligible residents, regardless of age or immigration status
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the challenges facing people living in poverty
A study found that 67 percent of the LGBTQ elders who responded, “were concerned about neglect in a long-term care setting”
“This is probably the most important home I’ve ever had- My new home is my sanctuary. It is safety. It is my place of peace"
Discrimination isn’t about one person or one community. When people are unlawfully subjected to hateful & demeaning rhetoric, it hurts all.
Sponsors of SB 258 include Equality California, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) Health, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Law protects LGBTQ seniors in long-term care facilities from discrimination & mistreatment based on sexual orientation & gender identity
“When I was Santa Cruz AIDS Agency Director, it was our dream to have people living with HIV age into the senior category.”
Community centers that provide medical support, food closed
