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More health care settings become LGBTQ Safe Zones

SPECIAL DESIGNATION: Jodi Glass, an audiologist and trustee of Aldersbridge Communities, which operates assisted living facilities in Rhode Island, says the organization’s sites have been certified LGBTQ Safe Zones since 2019. Part of the requirements are gender-neutral bathrooms. / PBN PHOTO/MICHEAL SALERNO
SPECIAL DESIGNATION: Jodi Glass, an audiologist and trustee of Aldersbridge Communities, which operates assisted living facilities in Rhode Island, says the organization’s sites have been certified LGBTQ Safe Zones since 2019. Part of the requirements are gender-neutral bathrooms. / PBN PHOTO/MICHEAL SALERNO

Imagine moving into a nursing home, after living proudly for years as an openly gay, lesbian or transgender person, only to be forced back into a closeted existence due to the fear of ostracism, isolation and mistreatment from intolerant residents and staff. It’s not a scenario that would be allowed at Aldersbridge Communities, the operator

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