Older Adults

Older Adults

Older adults comprise a growing proportion of the homeless population, and indeed homelessness causes premature aging. The health care and homeless services systems are bracing for older adults’ more complex needs. Read more below about recent research and strategies for serving the elderly.

NHCHC Resources

Clinicians’ Coffee Chat: Aging and Homelessness | 2019 | Archived webinar

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  • Equitable Aging in Place: Expanding the Harm Reduction Model to Higher Levels of Care (2019) | Sarah Marris-Swann, RN, BSN | Presented at the 2019 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference
Recommendations for End-of-Life Care for People Experiencing Homelessness | 2018 | Adapted Clinical Guidelines

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Health & Housing Partnerships for Older Adults: Aging in Place in Supportive Housing | 2017 | Jointly published with CSH

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Aging and Housing Instability | 2013 | In Focus

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Aging on the Streets | 2008 | Healing Hands

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Additional Resources

The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness | 2019 | Culhane et al | University of Pennsylvania

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See the National Alliance to End Homelessness blog | analyzing the Culhane report

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Meeting the Housing and Care Needs of Older Homeless Adults: A Permanent Supportive Housing Program Targeting Homeless Elders | 2013 | Brown et al | NIH

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2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness presentations: Research on the Aging Homeless Population – It is the Future | Culhane, and Kushel

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How to Prevent Homelessness Among Older Adults | 2016 | Justice in Aging

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