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A core focus of palliative care is on easing symptoms and increasing quality of life for people who have a serious or chronic illness, and not solely for those who are dying. (Shutterstock)

Older people who are homeless need better access to hospice and palliative care

Rachelle Patille, Simon Fraser University; Atiya Mahmood, Simon Fraser University; Gracen Bookmyer, Simon Fraser University, and Sarah Canham, University of Utah

The challenging realities surrounding end-of-life care are especially difficult for older people experiencing homelessness, who have more barriers to accessing hospice care.
Homeless camps like this one in downtown Nanaimo, B.C., photographed in 2018 can be seen all over North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

The aging face of homelessness in North American cities

Sarah Canham, Simon Fraser University

The number of seniors experiencing homelessness in Vancouver has increased in recent years, according to the city’s Homeless Count.