TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Effects of Homelessness & Housing Instability on Older Adults
A1  - Brown, Rebecca
A1  - Kushel, Margot
A2  - Walter, Louise C.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Chen, Pei
A2  - Harper, G. Michael
A2  - Rivera, Josette
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Lo, Daphne
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
PY  - 2021
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e
AB  - Homelessness  and  housing  instability  are  common  in  the  United  States  and  increasingly  affect  the  health  and  welfare  of  many  older  adults.  In  the  past  three  decades,  the  proportion  of  the  homeless  population  in  the  United  States  aged  50  years  or  older  has  increased  dramatically.  Approximately  half  of  single  homeless  adults  are  now  aged  50  years  or  older,  compared  to  only  11%  in  1990.  The  aging  of  the  homeless  population  is  thought  to  be  the  result  of  a  cohort  effect:  individuals  born  in  the  second  half  of  the  “baby  boom”  generation  (1954–1964)  have  an  increased  risk  of  homelessness  compared  to  other  age  groups.  As  this  cohort  ages,  the  median  age  of  the  homeless  population  is  expected  to  continue  to  increase.  In  the  wake  of  the  foreclosure  crisis  and  with  rising  housing  costs  in  many  areas  of  the  United  States,  the  number  of  adults  experiencing  housing  instability  is  also  increasing.  To  provide  appropriate  clinical  care  to  the  growing  population  of  older  adults  experiencing  homelessness  and  housing  instability,  clinicians  need  to  understand  how  housing  problems  interact  with  health.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180019716
ER  -