Hospice News August 13, 2024
Hospices are increasingly collaborating with community organizations to better address the end-of-life needs of the homeless population.
Isolated homeless senior populations are reaching concerning levels nationwide. Many medical and nonmedical issues can be exacerbated at the end of life among unhoused and homeless seniors compared to others, according to James Patrick Hall, executive director of Rocky Mountain Refuge. The Denver-based nonprofit organization offers shelter for people with end-of-life care needs.
“It’s traumatizing to be living on the streets in general, and the conditions they live in are traumatizing,” Hall told Hospice News. “We as a nation should be concerned about where people are experiencing homelessness, because they die where they live — and that’s a powerful statement that’s becoming...
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