Over the Threshold
America’s Unhoused Older Adults Did you know there’s not a single county in the U.S. where people can afford a 2-bedroom apartment on minimum wage? For older adults on fixed incomes and with complex medical issues, this is especially challenging. In this four-part series, published in spring 2024, Caregiving Magazine and Chicago Health Magazine delve into […]
Over the Threshold: Creating Solutions
How access to housing and medical care is making communities healthier. This is the final piece in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. Part 3 highlights street medicine. Read part 2 here, about women and homelessness. Find part 1, an overview, here. Scott Anthony Franklin has been many things in his 61 years: […]
Over the Threshold: Women and Homelessness
Women now make up a larger portion of unhoused Americans — and their role as caregivers plays a part in that risk This is part 2 in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. Read part 1 about the current state of unhoused older adults in the U.S. here. Part 3 explores how street […]