The Critical Solution for Homeless Older Adults: Tools for Aging in Place

• By: Susan Dan, LMSW Project Renewal Kristan McIntosh, LMSW Health Management Associates
• October 1st, 2017
• aging in place, behavioral health conditions, functional impairment, healthcare access, housing accessibility, institutionalization prevention, older homeless adults, supportive housing
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Older adults over the age of 50 who are homeless are oftentimes an overlooked subpopulation. Nicknamed the “invisible population” by many including the Corporation for Supportive Housing (Healthy Aging in Supportive Housing, 2016), their needs differ from the general population of homeless...