美国无家可归者庇护所正在适应老年人的需要,使他们更容易获得医疗服务,并享有尊严。 U.S. homeless shelters are adapting for aging adults with better access, medical care, and dignity.

美国各地无家可归的庇护所正在越来越多地修改其设施和服务,以满足老年人的需要,老年人目前是无家可归者中增长最快的一部分。 Homeless shelters across the U.S. are increasingly modifying their facilities and services to address the needs of older adults, who now make up the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population. 庇护所正在安装抓抢栅栏,改善无障碍环境,提供现场医疗护理,并提供私人或针对性别的睡眠区,以更好地支持面临长期健康状况、行动不便和孤立问题的老年人。 Shelters are installing grab bars, improving accessibility, offering on-site medical care, and providing private or gender-specific sleeping areas to better support seniors facing chronic health conditions, mobility issues, and isolation. 工作人员正在接受老年病护理方面的培训,许多工作人员正在与保健提供者和社会服务机构合作,以协调福利和长期住房支助。 Staff are receiving training in geriatric care, and many are partnering with healthcare providers and social services to coordinate benefits and long-term housing support. 这些变化旨在为老年人创造更安全、更有尊严的环境,使他们在费用不断上涨和安全网紧张的情况下,渡过贫穷和住房不稳定局面。 These changes aim to create safer, more dignified environments for aging individuals navigating poverty and housing instability amid rising costs and strained safety nets.