Homelessness Among Elderly Persons

When thinking about homelessness, the elderly people issue doesn’t immediately come to our mind. Homeless elders, although increasing in numbers, continue to be a forgotten population. Among this growing population of older adults living in poverty are people forced to grow old in the streets and in shelters, elderly persons who have recently become homeless or who remain at constant risk of losing housing. The number of elderly adults who have become homeless has increased around the county. Increased homelessness among elderly persons is largely the result of poverty and the declining availability of affordable housing among certain segments of the aging.