Homeless Baby Boomers

 Washington Post: Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them - Cities are building special shelters for the old, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of aging baby boomers By Christopher Rowland

At night, she (Beatrice Herron, 73) sleeps on a floor mat at a homeless shelter. She laments the odors of human waste outside and the thieves who have victimized her repeatedly.

“My wallet’s gone,” she said. “My purse was stolen.”