Chicago's first LGBT retirement center: 'Here, people would come to my aid'; Guardian, 12/1/15

Zach Stafford, Guardian; Chicago's first LGBT retirement center: 'Here, people would come to my aid' :

"In the US, many organizations are preparing for what has been dubbed the “silver tsunami”, referring to the the ageing of the Baby Boom generation. As a result, senior-living and affordable-housing sectors face a large influx of people in need, creating strain on these services.

And within this tsunami, a rainbow has emerged: a realization that to be both LGBT and elderly is to be potentially more vulnerable to health barriers, isolation and homelessness compared with non-LGBT elders. In response culturally sensitive facilities, like the Town Hall apartments in Chicago, are opening."