The Social Care Needs of Older Ethnic

The Social Care Needs of Older Ethnic Minority Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer People Dharman Jeyasingham, Josh Devlin, Steve Hicks, Dharmi Kapadia and Jocelyn WatsonWhy review the social care needs of older ethnic minority LGBTQ people? [...] Older ethnic minority people and older LGBTQ people are less likely to access social care services, and less likely to have their needs addressed, than older people more generally (Bécares et al. [...] 2020; Kapadia, 2022; King et al., 2019) There is evidence to suggest older ethnic minority LGBTQ people’s needs are likely to differ from both other ethnic minority and other LGBTQ people’s needs (Booth et al., 2021) 20/05/2024 2Methodology Mapping existing research, in conversation with critical insights from the stakeholder groups What research is currently available in the UK about the soc [...] Key findings 20/05/2024 3Methodology Inclusive approach to selecting studies: • Social care need • Studies including older ethnic minority LGBTQ people, if relevant findings presented • Methodology - broad definition of research 20/05/2024 4Stakeholder groups Ethnic minority LGBTQ people who were over 50 years old Lived experience and extensive practice and research knowledge Difficulties reflect [...] We did not succeed in recruiting any trans people Areas of input Identifying, selecting and analysing literature Considering research questions and methodologies for future research 20/05/2024 5Findings about the research 37 publications, reporting on 35 studies None of these studies focused on the needs of older ethnic minority LGBTQ people Research offers ‘nuggets’ of data and insight rather t [...] BAME, LGBT), particularly among larger studies 20/05/2024 6Findings in the research Mental health vulnerabilities Community and social networks Interactions with social care services 20/05/2024 7Mental health vulnerabilities Sexual and gender identities approached by different studies in contrasting ways, as internal features (e.g. [...] Bhugra, 1997; Jivraj et al., 2003) High levels of anxiety, depression and distress (e.g. [...] LGBT Hero, 2020; LGBT Foundation, 2020; Jaspal et al., 2021) 20/05/2024 8Community and social networks Religious networks had different kinds of importance for different ethnic and gender groups (Keogh et al, 2004; Jivraj et al., 2003; McCarthy and das Nair, 2017). [...] Family networks may be important and supportive, while complicating experiences of care and bereavement (Bristowe et al. [...] 2023) Friendship and social networks are likely to be crucial for people with care needs and those using formal social care services (Carr and Ross, 2013; Willis et al., 2023) 20/05/2024 9Interactions with health and social care services In fourteen of the studies, older ethnic minority LGBTQ people reported experiences of discrimination from health or social care services People often had low