Older Men

Homeless Older Adults Research Project
Despite the increased focus on the homeless population in Canada, there is little empirical knowledge about the characteristics, circumstances, and service needs of older homeless adults. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to gain a better understanding of older adults who are homeless or at risk for homelessness in the City of Toronto.
Lynn McDonald, Julie Dergal, Laura Cleghorn
2004
Themes:
Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Older Women, Health, Older Men, Policy

Health promotion for socially disadvantaged groups: The case of homeless older men in Australia
There is extensive evidence that health promotion routinely benefits those who are already most socioeconomically advantaged. While the government's healthy ageing policy recognizes that improving health outcomes will require a range of strategies involving different target groups, recommendations focus on the issues and needs of the comfortable majority.
Susan Quine, Hal Kendig, Cherry Russell, Denise Touchard
2004
Themes:
Older Men, Health

Homelessness and housing in Japan

In Japan, it has emerged that “the homeless” issue has been a social problem since the 1990s. The number of rough sleepers in Japan has been rapidly increasing after the burst of the bubble economy in the 1990s with the number of rough sleepers in Japan being estimated at over 30,000 in 2003.
Yoshihiro Okamoto, Kazuo Hayakawa, Sadahisa Noguch, Masumi Shinya
2004
Themes:
Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Poverty & homelessness, Older Men, Pathways into homelessness, Policy

Housing options and independent living: sustainable outcomes for older people who are homeless
This research was undertaken on the premise that there is a lack of understanding about the needs of older homeless people in Australia, despite the fact that older people on fixed incomes in insecure housing are growing in number and are at particular risk of homelessness or the need for institutional care. The research was guided by four questions: 1.
Bruce Judd, Kay Kavanagh, Yuvisthi Naidoo, Alan Morris
2003
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Men, Older Women, Policy, Poverty & homelessness

The Achievements of a Multiservice Project for Older Homeless People
The aim of this article is to assess the ways in which older homeless people can be helped to return to more conventional accommodation and lives.
Anthony M Warnes, Maureen Crane
2000
Themes:
Rough Sleeping, Older Men, Homelessness Prevention Services, Policy

Elderly Homeless Men and Women: Aged Care's Forgotten People
Abstract In spite of Australia having an aged-care system that provides a wide range of residential and community-based, aged-care services to elderly men and women, which are appropriately monitored and audited, homeless people have historically found it difficult or impossible to access those services.
Bryan Lipmann
Themes:
Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Older Men, Older Women, Social Housing

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