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- Title
Mitigating Homelessness Among Older Adults: Opportunities in Adapting the Permanent Supportive Housing Model.
- Authors
Gupta Pandit, Sonia; Brown, Rebecca T.
- Abstract
Homeless older adults have a unique constellation of needs, including early onset of geriatric conditions and a disproportionate prevalence of behavioral health disorders. Studies demonstrate numerous benefits of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for homeless people, but those studies have primarily been conducted among younger formerly homeless people. Recent studies of older adults living in PSH suggest that housing alone is not enough to address geriatric conditions in this population and to improve their ability to age in place. This article discusses four models that hold promise for interweaving care and housing for unhoused older adults. More study is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these promising programs.
- Subjects
SENIOR housing; PUBLIC housing; HUMAN services programs; HOMELESSNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; MEDICAL needs assessment; OLD age
- Publication
Generations, 2021, Vol 45, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0738-7806
- Publication type
Article