Why you should read this article:

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To recognise the challenges that older adults may experience in healthcare settings if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and others (LGBTQ+)

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To identify improvements that could be made in the nursing care of LGBTQ+ older adults

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To provide recommendations that executive nurses can use in their practice to ensure inclusive care for LGBTQ+ older adults

Over the past four decades, the number of people aged over 60 years has increased worldwide, and within this population there has been a proportional increase in people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Executive nurses have an important leadership role in challenging heterocisnormative care practices in healthcare environments that affect the well-being of older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and others (LGBTQ+). This article reports on the findings of a secondary analysis of data extracted from an earlier scoping review to provide recommendations for executive nurses on how to advocate for LGBTQ+ older adults and create safe and inclusive healthcare environments for them.