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The elderly homeless men in Bloomsbury hostels — their needs for services
Author(s)	Walid Abdul-Hamid
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 7, July 1997
Pages	pp 724-727
Keywords	Homelessness ; Older men ; Hostels ; Needs indicators ; Psychiatric treatment ; Evaluation ; Camden.
Annotation	This study assesses the feasibility and usefulness of using the Needs Schedule on older homeless people. It analyses the mental health service needs of a subsample of 37 elderly residents in four inner London hostels for homeless people. Their needs were compared with those of 64 younger residents in the same hostels. Data related to demographic characteristics and health problems showed that the older homeless were physically frail and socially isolated. This group demonstrated more need for physical health services than the younger group. However, the needs assessment method used failed to show significant differences between the two age groups. Ways of improving assessment of needs for services in the older homeless, and for meeting needs is discussed.
Accession Number	CPA-970807257 A
Classmark	K4A: BC: KVA: IK:3RI: LP: 4C: 82L8
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