In addition to his individual work with clients who range in age from 23 to 101, he has facilitated support groups for gay men caring for aging parents, life review groups for older gay men, as well as eldercare support groups for mainstream caregivers. Richard earned a Masters Degrees in Gerontology and Social Work at University of Southern California. Richard is a past Co-Chair of LAIN and a past Chair of the Board of Directors of Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing, Los Angeles. For four years, he wrote a regular column on issues for midlife and older gay men for OUT Magazine and the website OUT.com. He co-wrote a chapter on “The Older Gay Man” in Positively Gay, 3rd Edition (2001), edited by Betty Berzon, Ph.D.