"They end up hospitalized at very high rates. They often can't be discharged in a timely fashion because they have no place to go back to and no family to support them. So they often will end up in nursing homes, even though in those nursing homes they will often get discharged right back into homelessness." -- CBS News
Dennis Culhane comments on homelessness among seniors in a recent CBS News article.
Citation: 'Growing Number of Americans 55 and Older Are Experiencing Homelessness. Health Workers Worry about the "Most Vulnerable,"'CBS News, E Preston, June 16, 2025.