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LGBTQ+ Older Adults in Harwich

LGBTQ+ Older Adults serving Harwich from elsewhere on the Lower Cape. None are based in Harwich itself, which is normal for a town this size. If you're not sure where to start, the Harwich Council on Aging (508-430-7550) will point you in the right direction for free.

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May also cover Harwich: ask when you call (3)

Cape Cod LGBTQ Coalition for Older Adults

LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Says it covers the whole Cape

Free service
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Support, social connection and advocacy for LGBTQ+ elders on Cape Cod — a group that too often goes back into the closet when it needs care.

Eight Councils on Aging now run LGBTQ+ programming: Barnstable, Bourne, Chatham, Eastham, Falmouth, Orleans, Sandwich and Yarmouth.

How to start
Check your town Council on Aging newsletter for LGBTQ+ groups and events
What to ask when you call
  1. Is this free, and who can take part?
  2. How do you handle privacy?
  3. Do you cover the Lower Cape or only the mid-Cape?
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Cape Cod LGBTQ+ Senior Friends

LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Based in Yarmouth · says it covers the whole Cape; ask about Harwich

(508) 534-8665
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A volunteer-run social group for LGBTQ+ older adults — monthly Wednesday lunches with speakers, events, and small groups on grief, change and mindfulness.

Separate from the Cape Cod LGBTQ Coalition for Older Adults.

Office
Yarmouth
Cost
$10 suggested for lunch
When
Monthly lunch with a speaker, usually the 2nd Wednesday, 1–3pm
Where
Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Rd, West Yarmouth
How to start
Call or text, or join the email list on their website; register before each lunch
Also
Free professionally led groups for grief and life changes, weekly mindfulness sessions
Who's welcome
LGBTQ+ older adults and friends — newcomers to the Cape especially
Visit website Send a text
What to ask when you call
  1. Is this free, and who can take part?
  2. How do you handle privacy?
  3. Do you cover the Lower Cape or only the mid-Cape?
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LGBTQ+ cultural competency in Massachusetts care settings

LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Says it covers the whole Cape

Free service
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Massachusetts law (M.G.L. c.19A s.43) requires LGBTQ+ cultural competency training at every provider funded by the state's elder affairs office, including assisted living.

You are entitled to ask a residence whether its staff have completed this training, and how recently. The state has cited residences for failing to do it.

For older adults
Staff at providers funded or certified by the state elder affairs office, and MassHealth long-term-care staff, must finish the training within 12 months of starting work.
What to ask when you call
  1. Is this free, and who can take part?
  2. How do you handle privacy?
  3. Do you cover the Lower Cape or only the mid-Cape?
Print these as a call sheet
Nobody pays to be listed Is this number wrong? Tell us

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