Meet New York Requirements

Comply with New York regulation S2534A, which requires all home health aides, personal care aides, personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.

Satisfy the unique requirements of this regulation and give your staff the flexibility to complete training individually or as a group with SAGECare's on-demand video resources and learning management system.

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Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults in Your New York Community

Meet NY S2534A requirements and build an inclusive space for older LGBTQ+ residents, patients, employees, and other NY community members. We leverage decades of experience as a leading educator to create high-trust virtual spaces for action-oriented learning. Put service provision back in balance and encourage increased empathy and awareness through SOGI training, strategic guidance, and more.

Services

  • High-Trust
    Virtual Training

    Learn how to better serve LGBTQ+ older adults through structured and credentialed SOGI training programs facilitated by empathetic instructors. Discover real stories, engage with accessible content, and take part in enlightening conversations via live webinars, recorded videos, and interactive discussions. Employees at all levels leave with the skills to better navigate their professional and personal lives.

  • Credentialing

    Upon completion of the training requirements, organizations are awarded the SAGECare credential to recognize those that have surpassed the threshold of hours and employee participation needed to execute the SOGI training provided. Credentialed providers are granted physical and digital SAGECare seals for display and marketing kits so you can proudly broadcast your newly minted dedication toward aging LGBTQ+ cultural competency and sexual orientation and gender identity inclusivity.

  • Consulting

    As your committed LGBTQ+ competency trainer and partner, our services extend past our virtual training to assist with implementing our SOGI teachings into your daily practices. We’ll help install your new initiatives by reviewing, updating, or developing relevant business practices through audits, policy reviews, program support, and any other way we can assist.

Impact

  • 163k+ Trained
  • 49 States with Credentialed
    Providers
  • 700+ Credentialed Providers

The Alzheimer's Association has partnered with SAGE to receive a wide array of in-person and online skill-building for our staff and volunteers nationwide. SAGE's leadership, dedication and expertise in developing and delivering this training was incredible! It is critical to our mission to serve the LGBTQ+ community with the highest level of dignity and respect and our partnership with SAGE is helping us do just that. We are truly thankful and inspired by the work that was done.

Marshawn Brown,
Director, Diversity & Inclusion,
Alzheimer's Association
National Organization

The Hebrew Home at Riverdale partnered with SAGE to obtain the coaching, skills, and technical assistance we need to treat LGBTQ+ residents with respect. SAGE's professionalism and expertise have made them ideal partners, and we look forward to working together on more staff development and organizational change.

Ellen Burke, MBA, SPHR
Vice President of Human Resources
Hebrew Home at Riverdale

On behalf of the staff of CCCI, I wanted to warmly and enthusiastically thank you for your excellent presentation on LGBTQ+ aging here at CCCI. I believe that this presentation made a real impact on the attendees and I think positive changes in our care management practice will follow as a result. We can't thank you enough!

Julie B. Follo, RN, MSN, CMC
Educational Services Supervisor,
Connecticut Community Care, Inc.

Tip Sheet

Improving Your LGBTQ+ Aging Cultural Competency Initiatives

Download this tip sheet to calculate your organization’s current understanding of LGBTQ+ cultural competency and six easy tips for increasing inclusivity toward the aging LGBTQ+ community in your operations.

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  • Why Work with
    SAGECare?

  • Proven track record through decades as an LGBTQ+ aging leader

  • Engaging high-trust virtual training process to learn from anywhere

  • Action-oriented learning and support to remain engaged post-completion

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Gain the knowledge and skills to build empathy for everyone, provide LGBTQ+ culturally sensitive services, and augment your team's long-term growth. Take action today by partnering with SAGECare.