{"id":31097,"date":"2026-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/lancashirecarelibraryblog\/?p=31097"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:34:44","slug":"abuse-ageing-and-homelessness-the-hidden-crisis-affecting-older-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/lancashirecarelibraryblog\/2026\/07\/17\/abuse-ageing-and-homelessness-the-hidden-crisis-affecting-older-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuse, Ageing and Homelessness: The Hidden Crisis Affecting Older People."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hourglass; 2026.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown that 15,690 households headed by over-65s are at risk of homelessness, a rise of 79% in the last five years, while the Combined Homelessness and Information Network, which records levels of rough sleeping, indicated around 12% of all rough sleepers in London in fiscal year 24\/25 were aged over 55, an overall figure of 1,578<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freely available online<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomm.knowledgeshare.nhs.uk%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.8JKVQ1Foz8S7-2BprrPmnj7kGuWPl8-2Bwz-2FE31D13-2BNm2jEU2oqO6cP7fFXOWdtlmeh0XJNZHjrGdeuxyYWLAskDhvknuP8xO1iW3HB6wQvMIcSirHGgb0BkE7dyt0WRTuUHxZmsWwk7F-2BEyki0UBauJGh7ut35y4caBLWJl2WaLw1GA57zbkvl-2B-2Bf5xXLbqnSdkHohZ-2BsZKayul1gzM3OyQ8f-2Bn6hvpUnRORt8q252thsw5I9Bm0Oyou6Aoc9XUfAvW-2FQNuBuDtM6f3dFU1-2FieXdvwxU37qrXPDpGzAaRdun5hpzhnECO-2BmZZyz9xiGQFqMz-2B4WhYIKxl8XVuPRTMqG3C2Qe7U5VOYDHKFKjUB5i1Se9piFnUvulgkkgdbkf4n8Ib0OlB6YMgYIM6IBDNNSk45ll6aKIS-2BJpLIfBkwbgi8gj81JUIba1nsw3kDVjkR-2FV-2FR5zOtBY-2BYwPOGCkILp-2B3B-2F7mp7qSfDKfWGnzjSSg-3DBJc9_dQQJK-2Bh2VwYZPbMqkB87WA32QI3f-2BWEMx-2B25S5eglRzEceQyoGl8Uq4kHGL0icBfRJmZ3NbL-2BpACDsQ9pQ9WHsNh8V5-2FkvD5o9hu4XD79wgYk9Wj4h3cYoU0q1EmrmHBPLknuGCwdqVKOFK2Y-2BzqSTzkxmqRMLgnne5EjNsADBR4rCrfPL3jKQyA8O2PFz8af5wZ-2BMml9cXK-2FF-2FAbjpBWY3PwxRH8OBbp1cOke7HSszM9rYfxhHn8p05DoCbk6it2H9IqJVNZHM7PTlfSMsB6SzdolenyYQcuxg9In3-2FRoCAuEN7GsLFq1IK2rwVTOYEr0lA7NxV-2Fj7ZetiFRDhvxok5DYqEnGYDoG9HIQjfWe5kX8PgDMQp8DneXtSUszu8&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAcademic.Library%40lscft.nhs.uk%7Ca58452ec8f634d6534fa08ded03c2546%7C0418b648afb0430094ba33f2b09eb31f%7C1%7C0%7C639177153922270085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lx%2B5J3fVOrj%2BlOGfjDNy4bH88hhdoVo7czORRvjENJI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomm.knowledgeshare.nhs.uk%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.8JKVQ1Foz8S7-2BprrPmnj7kGuWPl8-2Bwz-2FE31D13-2BNm2jEU2oqO6cP7fFXOWdtlmeh0XJNZHjrGdeuxyYWLAskDhvknuP8xO1iW3HB6wQvMIcSirHGgb0BkE7dyt0WRTuUHxZmsWwk7F-2BEyki0UBauJGh7ut35y4caBLWJl2WaLw1GA57zbkvl-2B-2Bf5xXLbqnSdkHohZ-2BsZKayul1gzM3OyQ8f-2Bn6hvpUnRORt8q252thsw5I9Bm0Oyou6Aoc9XUfAvW-2FQNuBuDtM6f3dFU1-2FieXdvwxU37qrXPDpGzAaRdun5hpzhnECO-2BmZZyz9xiGQFqMz-2B4WhYIKxl8XVuPRTMqG3C2Qe7U5VOYDHKFKjUB5i1Se9piFnUvulgkkgdbkf4n8Ib0OlB6YMgYIM6IBDNNSk45ll6aKIS-2BJpLIfBkwbgi8gj81JUIba1nsw3kDVjkR-2FV-2FR5zOtBY-2BYwPOGCkILp-2B3B-2F7mp7qSfDKfWGnzjSSg-3DBJc9_dQQJK-2Bh2VwYZPbMqkB87WA32QI3f-2BWEMx-2B25S5eglRzEceQyoGl8Uq4kHGL0icBfRJmZ3NbL-2BpACDsQ9pQ9WHsNh8V5-2FkvD5o9hu4XD79wgYk9Wj4h3cYoU0q1EmrmHBPLknuGCwdqVKOFK2Y-2BzqSTzkxmqRMLgnne5EjNsADBR4rCrfPL3jKQyA8O2PFz8af5wZ-2BMml9cXK-2FF-2FAbjpBWY3PwxRH8OBbp1cOke7HSszM9rYfxhHn8p05DoCbk6it2H9IqJVNZHM7PTlfSMsB6SzdolenyYQcuxg9In3-2FRoCAuEN7GsLFq1IK2rwVTOYEr0lA7NxV-2Fj7ZetiFRDhvxok5DYqEnGYDoG9HIQjfWe5kX8PgDMQp8DneXtSUszu8&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAcademic.Library%40lscft.nhs.uk%7Ca58452ec8f634d6534fa08ded03c2546%7C0418b648afb0430094ba33f2b09eb31f%7C1%7C0%7C639177153922270085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lx%2B5J3fVOrj%2BlOGfjDNy4bH88hhdoVo7czORRvjENJI%3D&amp;reserved=0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hourglass; 2026. 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