Dan did a presentation to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia Annual General Meeting with Dr Jacquie Gahagan.
MarcoRedden contacted Dan 2021-07-13 about it.
Talk
Intro to the Elderberries
- History
- Number of Members
- Activities: Social, Education, Public Speaking, Activism
Just did a quick survey. 10 responses.
Key phrases from the responses that relate to Q specific interests:
- I may not be comfortable talking about my sexuality, but it's important
- Quicker access to diagnostic services"
- "Don't make an assumption about my partner's gender.
- reverting back to before being out"
- "don't assume straightness
- distinction between str8 and gay inappropriate behaviour
- 2 x thank you
- 3 x chosen family
We see that three people mention that they want to be attended to by their chosen family; this fits with our work earlier this year with the Canadian Virtual Hospice on their documents for the 2SLGBTQ+ documents, "Planning for my care" and "Bill of Rights".
(Read some of the parts of "Planning For My Care")
Q:
- (can't remember first q)
- What should we do about other residents that have inappropriate behaviour? A: the staff should be trained, have a certificate, in dealing with inappropriate behaviour in regards to racism, islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny -- and homophobia. This is all just part of that anti-bigotry package.
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