To date, there has been no systematic review of the experiences and outcomes of stigmatization and discrimination among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) or interventions to reduce this discrimination. To fill this gap in the literature, we conducted a scoping review to identify the ways in which PEH have been stigmatized and discriminated against, the results of these experiences, and interventions that have been used to reduce stigma and discrimination.

Drawing on qualitative arts-based methodologies within a community development framework, we explore community artmaking as an analytical approach to understanding processes of belonging, inclusion, and community-making in the context of transitional housing with supportive services, including an embedded art hive, in Calgary, Canada.

Regardless of age, transportation determines access to necessary services and supports, including food, healthcare, shelter, and social connection for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). This study compared experiences and perceptions of transportation among PEH aged <49 years old to PEH aged 50+ years. This age-based comparison offers insight into ways to increase transportation equity and support PEH of all ages who similarly have unmet mobility needs.

This paper presents an example of a LE advisory group that co-conceptualized and executed a knowledge mobilization project on aging and homelessness within three Canadian cities (Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal).

Building on existing research, we examined the meaning of AIRP to older adults (aged 55+ years) who have experienced homelessness.

Despite the documented traumas associated with marginalization, little has been written about the process of integrating a reflexive approach into research with marginalized communities. This methodological paper seeks to redress this gap by illuminating how our research team used the lens of space as a reflexive framework to attend to positionality, transformation, and power in a qualitative study with older persons with experiences of homelessness.

In Utah, Salt Lake County’s transition from a large, centralized emergency shelter sited in a free transit zone to a decentralized scattered-site model outside of a no-cost transit zone provided the context to evaluate how transportation access and mobility patterns of PEH were affected as they were displaced from a centralized service network in a downtown core.

Very little ageism research has considered the experiences of age-based discrimination and prejudice among older people experiencing homelessness. We problematize this gap in knowledge and provide recommendations for policy, practice, and research to address ageist discrimination towards older people experiencing homelessness.

To sufficiently house and support persons experiencing homelessness (PEH), deeper understandings of the cultural appropriateness and responsiveness of community resources and the service delivery system is essential. In the case of Metro Vancouver, Canada, the cultural appropriateness and responsiveness of Housing First as a service model for supporting PEH was explored.

To investigate the aspects of housing and shelter that both promote and impede AIRP for OPEH, this study examines the delivery of services in three such promising practices from the perspective of service providers.

This paper presents an environmental assessment of a “transitional housing program” (THP) in Metro Vancouver, Canada, for OPEH to AIRP. The AIRP-ENV and AIRP-ENV-SO audit tools can help inform programs across the housing continuum to develop supportive built environments that promote AIRP for OPEH.

In March, our team published “Shelter/housing options, supports and interventions for older people experiencing homelessness” as an open access article in Ageing & Society.

This project builds upon a pilot study that documented innovative shelter/housing solutions that have not undergone rigorous evaluation but hold the promise of supporting “aging in the right place” for older persons (50+) with experiences of homelessness (OPEH) in Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We propose the term “homeism” as the discrimination (behaviour) towards an individual who is homeless; this form of discrimination is the result of negative stereotypes (stigmas) towards individuals who are experiencing homelessness.

We engaged community partners in the development of our framework and examined what had been described in prior research on aging in place and person-environment fit for older adults. The resulting conceptual framework is comprised of six sub-categories of indicators:

Despite steady increases in homelessness in the U.S., only recently has research on transportation needs and use for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) been the focus of research endeavours. Moreover, limited research has identified how the geographic relocation of homeless community services and resources impacts the transportation needs of PEH and how this process affects access to health and social services.

This study used mixed clustering methods to examine if there was any change in establishment and service visits for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) based on shelter locations and for PEH at-risk health populations that were older, on Medicaid/Medicare, had disability benefits, or had difficulty walking due to a health condition.

While policies and practices that promote aging in place have risen in prominence over the last two decades, marginalised older adults have largely been overlooked.

Persons with lived and living experiences of homelessness (PWLEs) commonly use hospitals and emergency departments to access healthcare yet support for transitions from hospital to shelter/housing can be challenging to access.

Taking an intersectional approach, this research explicates the unique manner in which spatial injustice is experienced in a winter city when an individual possesses the multiple disadvantaged identities of disability, gender, age, and class. Employing case study methodology and go-along interview methods, this research answers the question: how can the lived experience of an older, formerly homeless woman with mobility and mental health disabilities inform intersectional design recommendations for winter cities?

The rapid growth in housing insecurity among older adults is a major public health concern. While there is evidence that stress contributes to poor health, the relationship between housing-related financial stressors and cognitive functioning is relatively unknown.

Despite the unique insights PEH are able to offer on their own situations, their voices often remain excluded from research and policy. The aim of the current study was to identify the basic needs and health and social service priorities of PEH, to incorporate these voices into policy decisions and prioritization.

This article compares and contrasts the characteristics of 3 models of housing and services for older adults, cohousing, Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Supportive Services Program, and villages, and links them to the domains of the age-friendly communities (AFCs) framework.

Limited research has identified the types of shelter/housing and supports for the growing population of older people experiencing homelessness and the extent to which existing models align with their needs. To redress this gap, we conducted an environmental scan and three World Café workshops to identify and characterize housing models for OPEH in Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.

Using a community-based participatory research approach, in-depth interviews and focus groups, this study examines how a medical respite could be designed for older PWLEs in Metro Vancouver, BC.

Medical respite provides postacute care to people experiencing homelessness upon hospital discharge if they are too sick to recover on the streets or in a traditional shelter. The current study examined the feasibility of conducting a study to test the effectiveness of a medical respite intervention for older people experiencing homelessness.

Guided by the concepts of place and home, this qualitative study used semi-structured go-along interviews and thematic analysis to explore how seven older adults (aged 50+) with homeless histories created a sense of place, and the facilitators and barriers they encountered in their place-making process after being housed.

Cet article se fonde sur les résultats du volet qualitatif d’une recherche dans laquelle 40 entretiens semi-structurés furent réalisés auprès de personnes itinérantes âgées de 46 ans et plus.

Though hospitals are a common location where older adults experiencing homelessness receive health care, an understanding of the types of supports needed upon hospital discharge is limited.

This study sought to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with supporting older homeless persons’ relocations to long-term care (LTC) from the perspective of service providers.

S’inspirant des découvertes réalisées lors d’un projet de recherche ethnographique à Montréal (Québec), cet article engage une discussion sur l’exclusion sociale. Il s’ouvre sur la citation qui a suscité cet intérêt particulier, puis présente le contexte dans lequel est étudié le sans-abrisme des personnes vieillissantes.

Using walk along and drive along interviews the documentary focused on the older adults’ experiences of finding home after homelessness.

Estimates of the number of homeless older adults are highly variable, but the proportion is expected to increase in Western countries as the general population ages.

The neighbourhood built environment influences mobility and participation of persons using mobility assistive technology (MAT). Documentation of environmental barriers/facilitators by MAT users can enable them to vocalize and advocate their needs.

To understand the experience of Metro Vancouver's Homelessness Partnering Strategy-funded Housing First program and how it is functioning from the perspective of a representative sample of providers and clients who deliver and receive HF services.

Despite the vulnerability of low-income preseniors, few researchers have examined the housing experiences of this population. This participatory action research study was guided by individuals with lived experiences of homelessness and service providers.

Drawing on the concepts of home and social exclusion, this qualitative case study explored the everyday experiences of 10 formerly homeless older men residing in single-site permanent supportive housing.

We conducted a scoping review of the literature published between 2007 and 2017 to identify the types of health supports needed for persons experiencing homelessness who are discharged from the hospital. Six themes were identified.