Sampling: Transgender and Gender Queer Welcoming Facilities

Transgender and Gender Queer Welcoming Facilities

RainbowVision Properties, Inc.
4001 Office Court Drive Suite 403
Santa Fe NM 87507
Phone: 505 474-9696
Contact Name: Andrea
Website: http://www.rainbowvisionprop.com/home.html

Notes: They offer 7 different levels of assisted living. They do not have an onsite nursing facility. They do work with a few offsite nursing facilities to ensure that all residents are provided with respectful quality care. Opposite sex couples are welcome.

Santa Fe Care Center
Location:635 Harkle Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Number: (505) 982-2574

Notes: This is not a queer oriented facility. They have several transgender employees. Some of their residents are frequently visited by transgender family members. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have any transgender residents. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They would not have a problem with allowing residents to use the bathroom of their choosing.

Openhouse
870 Market Street, Suite 724
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone:  415-296-8995
Website: www.openhouse-sf.org


Notes: Openhouse at present does not manage a facility. At present time they are an advocacy group that is committed to assisting the LGBT community access life affirming and aging support services. In the near future they hope to break ground on an 80-unit facility. The facility would welcome opposite sex couples.

Claremont House
4500 Gilbert Street
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510.658.9266
website: http://www.crmscommunities.com/claremont/

Notes: This is not a queer oriented faciltiy. They do alllow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in the common areas. They do welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgender residents. They outsource their hospice care and do not have an onsite nursing facility. Transgender residents would be allowed to maintian their gender identity while at the facility.

Fountain Grove Lodge
4210 Thomas Lake Harris Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-576-1101
Website: http://www.fountaingrovelodge.com/

Notes: They will break ground in the second half of 2006. They welcome all genders and orientations with a focus on providing a queer possitive community. They will not have an onsite nursing faciltiy. They will work with residents to place them with safe, respectful and qualified nursing facilities to ensure the comfort of residents. They are committed to allowing their residents to age in place with dignity and the freedom to be who they are. They welcome opposite sex couples.

Lake Park Retirement Residence
1850 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone : (510) 835-5511
Website: http://www.cnmh.org/lake_park.html

Notes: They are not a queer oriented facility. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in their common areas. They have onsite assisted living, nursing care and hospice care. Residents maintain their gender identity as they age in place. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgeder residents.

The Resort on Carefree Boulevard
3000 Carefree Boulevard, Lot E-23
Ft. Myers, FL 33917
Phone: (239) 731-6366
website: http://www.resortoncb.com/

Note: Has a women only clubhouse. Welcoming of all genders and orientations with a focus on creatinga safe retirement community for all women. They are only a retirement community with no assisted libing, nursing or hospice care.