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  • Gerontology
  • Public Health Policy
  • Social Work

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  • North America faces a growing crisis of older adult homelessness.
  • Existing evidence-based policy solutions are limited, necessitating innovative approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline policy-oriented recommendations for preventing and ending older adult homelessness.
  • To apply a five-level typology of homelessness prevention to guide policy reform.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Fitzpatrick et al.'s five-level typology of homelessness prevention (universal, upstream, crisis, emergency, repeat).
  • Discussion paper format outlining policy recommendations across prevention levels.

Main Results:

  • Proposed intersectoral collaboration and integrated policy design to achieve functional zero homelessness.
  • Highlighted the essential role of health and housing practitioners in policy implementation and evaluation.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic evaluation of housing models for older adults is critical for policy reform.
  • A multi-level prevention approach is necessary to ensure a safe and healthy future for older adults experiencing homelessness.