Summary In the European Union, more than 400 000 individuals are homeless on any one
night and more than 600 000 are homeless in the USA. The causes of homelessness are an …

The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities-overcrowded with rapid
population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: Older homeless adults living in shelters have high rates of
geriatric conditions, which may increase their risk for acute care use and nursing home …

BACKGROUND The average age of the US homeless population is increasing. Little is
known about the prevalence of geriatric syndromes in older homeless adults. OBJECTIVE …

The intent of this chapter is to describe needs assessment (NA) as a tool for improving
human performance and to provide an overview of the assessment process. Importance is …

We estimated hypertension and diabetes prevalence among US homeless adults compared
with the general population, and investigated prevalence trends. We systematically …

Objective To assess the costs of a housing and case management program in a novel
sample—homeless adults with chronic medical illnesses. Data Source The study used data …

BACKGROUND: Homelessness is associated with high rates of health and substance use
problems. OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in the age, housing, health status, health service …

Background Homeless people often suffer from complex and chronic comorbidities, have
high rates of morbidity and die at much younger ages than the general population. Due to a …

Homelessness among older people is a growing concern across Canada and is expected to
rise with demographic change (Crane & Warnes, 2010; Culhane, Metraux, Byrne, Stino, & …