LGBTQ+ Aging: Barriers, Resources, and Best Practices for Service Providers

This presentation will educate professionals serving older adults about the unique experiences, challenges, and service needs of LGBTQ+ elders while highlighting resources available through Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton and Have A Gay Day. Participants will examine barriers that LGBTQ+ older adults may encounter when accessing health care, long-term care, housing, and community services, learn about available community supports, and explore practical approaches for connecting individuals with appropriate resources and assistance.

Participants will be able to:

• Identify common barriers and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ older adults.
• Describe LGBTQ+ resources and support services available in the community.
• Apply effective referral and resource-connection strategies for LGBTQ+ older adults.
• Recognize ways service providers can improve access and support for LGBTQ+ older adults.

Presenters:

• John Cummings is the president of the board of directors for Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton, an organization he co-founded with his late husband, Jerry, in 2013 to support LGBTQ+ older adults through advocacy, education, resources, and community connection. He holds degrees from Cleveland State University and Bowling Green State University and retired in 2026 after a more than 40-year career in radio news and marketing communications.
• Michael Knote is the founder and Executive Director of Have A Gay Day, Inc., a Dayton-based LGBTQ+ nonprofit that provides food assistance, community programming, referrals, practical support, and connections for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. With more than a decade of experience in LGBTQ+ community leadership, advocacy, volunteer engagement, and direct service, he has built partnerships and programs that strengthen support throughout the region.

This workshop offers 2.0 clock hours for social workers, #RSX089101. The Ohio Board of Nursing accepts events approved for counselors and social workers for continuing nursing education.

Cost: $40 for CEUs or $20 without CEUs. This training meets the Ohio CSWMFT Board ethics training requirement.

Registration is requested by November 10. The registration form and payment are required. We cannot accept credit cards as payment.

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