With fixed income and high rent prices, an illness or job loss can quickly put them on the streets.
Kristin LamIn 2013, Madlynn Johnson had her own apartment and a steady job. A car accident changed everything.
Even so, methods exist to prevent and reduce senior homelessness, said Sharon Cornu, executive director of St. Mary's Center in Oakland, which provides services for adults 55 and older who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Those types of mostly fixed incomes don't keep up with rising rents, said Kevin Prindiville, executive director of Justice in Aging, a California-based nonprofit focusing on senior poverty. While wages may increase for people who can work, seniors who cannot tend to struggle financially as housing markets become more expensive and strain their budgets.
Expanding rental subsidy programs throughout the county, however, isn't feasible, said Heidi Marston, chief programming officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. But more affordable, rural areas tend to offer fewer medical facilities and less public transportation. Finding community in an unfamiliar place, Kushel said, can also be particularly disorienting for seniors with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities.
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