Improvements in HIV treatment mean people living with HIV in the UK are living longer and most can expect to have a normal life expectancy.
As people living with HIV live to an older age, a greater number will require residential care or support in their own homes. It is important that care providers are ready to offer people living with HIV the services they need.
Historically many people living with HIV did not live into old age so this is not an area where many older people’s services have experience. For this reason many people living with HIV have expressed anxiety about whether they may face discrimination from providers who misunderstand the condition.
NAT (National AIDS Trust) has also had a growing number of questions from care providers and staff who are unsure how to support people living with HIV. This guide is designed to answer those questions, providing a practical resource to support the delivery of high quality care.