Have You Heard About the Getting it Right Program?
Getting it Right works with providers to help them create welcoming, openly inclusive services for aging Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) clients and families.
Getting it Right is made up of multiple organizations that provide different services including home care, skilled home health, assisted living, counseling services, memory care, hospice care and care management.
Getting it Right providers train and work hard to have in place organizational values and person-centered practices that are openly inclusive and fully respectful of a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity.
Getting it Right providers are “coming out” to the LGBT Community!
Connecticut is a state with very strong anti-discrimination laws that include protection of LGBT persons. Getting it Right providers want the LGBT community and their families to know they are increasingly mindful and intentionally inclusive of them in their efforts to provide quality, person-centered and respectful care to all clients.
What providers have been certified as LGBT inclusive? (as of April 2019)
What are the requirements for certification?
There are three components of certification. Certification is possible at a “Fundamentals” and at an “Advanced” level.
1. The organization has implemented LGBT inclusivity training using training content and staff coverage that are appropriate for its purpose and organizational structure
The Getting it Right program provides training resources and also recognizes trainings from other relevant sources such as SAGE.
2. The organization has developed and implemented Welcoming Practices for LGBT Clients/Family Members/Community
a. The organization “comes out” after training staff and implementing other best practices
The organization has implemented at least one document that is given to all potential clients/family members, that states the organization’s LGBT inclusion practices and values. An LGBT person must not have to come out to find out if the organization will welcome them.
b. The organization has prepared its staff to communicate its inclusive values
Staff members understand the importance of both confidentiality and when and with whom to share information in a way that enhances the service experience.
3. The organization has created sustainability and staff support structures
The organization maintains the program with new staff and has quality assurance mechanisms.
Getting it Right (GIR) is a program of Connecticut Community Care with funding from the
John H. and Ethel G. Noble Charitable Trust
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