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The discharge of older homeless people from hospital
- Author:
- BLOOD Imogen
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 23p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
When older homeless people leave hospital, all too frequently arrangements for their accommodation are inadequate or inappropriate. This can easily mean an early return to hospital, or even needless death. The National Service Framework for Older People, which prioritises the need to improve hospital discharge planning and post-discharge care for older people, does not consider the implications for older people who do not have stable and adequate housing. This report highlights the needs of older homeless people. It also offers practical solutions to ensure that they do not end up back on the streets or in inappropriate housing as a result of leaving hospital. Agencies working together to provide these solutions is an important step to improving the quality of life of this group of very vulnerable older people.