Background: People experiencing homelessness have significantly shorter life expectancies
and higher rates of morbidity and mortality than the general population. Many barriers have …

Background: Thirty-five thousand Canadians are homeless on any given night, and mortality
rates are much higher than for the general population. Studies have identified barriers to …

Background Homeless populations have complex and diverse end-of-life care needs.
However, they typically die outside of the end-of-life care system. To date, few studies have …

Rates of morbidity and mortality are significantly higher in homeless populations. Homeless
people experience many barriers to receive adequate palliative care. This qualitative study …

Objective: To describe challenges of caring for homeless veterans at end of life (EOL) as
perceived by Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) homeless and EOL care staff. Design …

The shifting age demographics of those experiencing homelessness in the United States
expose shortcomings and barriers within homelessness response services and safety-net …

Homeless persons tend to die younger than the housed population and have complex, often
unmet, end-of-life care needs. High levels of illicit drug use among this population are a …

Traditional models of palliative care are largely inaccessible to homeless persons, and their
preferences regarding end-of-life care are poorly understood. The purpose of the present …

Objective To guide family physicians working in a range of primary care clinical settings on
how to provide care and support for patients who are vulnerably housed or experiencing …

Context Palliative care for homeless people is often given late, if at all. Professionals in both
palliative care and shelter care are often insufficiently equipped to provide this complex …