Growing Old into Homelessness
Homeless Seniors Everyone grows old (hopefully), but no one should do it alone and without a home to call their own. According to AARP .org nearly 1 in 5 homeless people in the United States of America are fifty-five years old or older. The elderly homeless statistic takes in consideration those who grew old in homelessness and those who crossed the threshold into homelessness in old age, many of whom are suffering from cognitive decline much sooner than their peers who are housed. How can we say that we want better for the world if we are seemingly unwilling to ensure the generation that is supposed to be the backbone of the family d ynamic is well and taken care of until they leave this world, having resources is all well and fine but what are we doing to deploy and educate about those resources. When do we take the time to tailor programs to the most vulnerable of us and the most over looked. Grandparents/ elderly member s of our community play a ...