Aging and Unhoused: What End-of-Life Care Looks Like

“Karen Robyn is a 62-year-old homeless woman on disability, living on the east side of Cleveland; she fears dying alone on the streets or in a hospital hooked up to machines she doesn’t want to use. Others share her fear.

For the 138,098 people aged 55 and older experiencing homelessness and 5 million older adults living below the poverty level, dying alone and unhoused is a real concern.

When someone is homeless and seeks medical care at an emergency room without . . .”

https://www.nextavenue.org/aging-and-unhoused-what-end-of-life-care-looks-like