Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced more respect, control, job support, and compensation than their counterparts in traditional care services.
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Research estimates that one-third or more[1] of the unhoused population in the U.S. is age 50 or older.

Unhoused people of all ages face high rates[2] of chronic and serious illness. They also die at younger ages[3] compared with people who are not unhoused.

Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.

Palliative care[4] is a type of medical care that addresses pain, symptom management...

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