Meeting the health needs of older homeless people.
Inclusion of health visiting services in packages of care for older people could play an important part in tackling the health and housing problems many experience, argues Kenneth Kelling. Here he draws attention to the often severe health problems of homeless older people and warns that current policies, far from improving their plight, will lead to further deterioration in services.
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