LGBT People: Care Homes
The question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle LGBT discrimination in care homes.
Answered by Dame Nia Griffith
It is essential that everyone living in a care home is kept safe, including those who may be more likely to experience discrimination, such as LGBT+ people. They must be treated with dignity, listened to and have their needs understood and met by their local authority.
The Government recently launched a new Adult Social Care Qualification to provide those working in care with the skills and knowledge they need to support people well. This includes guidance on how to provide appropriate care which covers being sensitive to an individual's sexuality or gender identity.
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