LGBT Senior Community Offers a Haven for Residents
Gay and lesbian couples have
reported they face discrimination from many mainstream retirement
communities and are forced to conceal their sexual orientation in order
to fit in. But a senior housing development north of San Francisco
offers a community specifically geared to LGBT individuals in their
golden years.
“It took seven years of dreaming, planning, and development before the doors opened and our first residents moved in, but everyone has the same response: It was worth the wait,” says Cindy Gallaher, one of the Oakmont Senior Living’s founders.
Source: “California Project Offers a Place for LGBT Seniors to Call Home,” BUILDER (June 1, 2016)
Read more: Real Estate's Union With EqualityFountaingrove Lodge boasts resort-style living as well as offers continuing care services. The development was created by Oakmont Senior Living, which has created more than 40 retirement communities across the western U.S., and features 70 units ranging from 830- to 2,000 square feet.
“It took seven years of dreaming, planning, and development before the doors opened and our first residents moved in, but everyone has the same response: It was worth the wait,” says Cindy Gallaher, one of the Oakmont Senior Living’s founders.
Source: “California Project Offers a Place for LGBT Seniors to Call Home,” BUILDER (June 1, 2016)
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