Hospices Leverage Community Resources to Serve Vulnerable Homeless Populations

Hospices are increasingly collaborating with community organizations to better address the end-of-life needs of the homeless population.  Isolated homeless senior populations are reaching concerning levels nationwide. Many medical and nonmedical issues can be exacerbated at the end of life among unhoused and homeless seniors compared to others, according to James Patrick Hall, executive director of Rocky […]

Hospices, Community Groups Team Up to Provide Care to the Homeless

A group of Wisconsin-based organizations, including hospices, are working to improve end-of-life care among homeless populations. A recent grant from local government agencies is helping to fuel these efforts. Solace Friends Inc. is among the organizations to receive $100,000 in grant funding that helped launch an adult family center. Dubbed Solace Home, the four-bed residential […]