The Homeless Elderly

Here's a rather alarming trend - homelessness among the elderly is rising.

Which part of this is not a tragedy.

AFP: Homelessness set to surge among US elderly: report

In 2010, over 44,000 elderly Americans were homeless, the study found.


It projected that figure would increase by 33 percent by 2020, and more than double between 2010 and 2050, to 95,000.