With nowhere to go, some of the people with the most acute needs in London sleep by the river.
Homeless people spend twice as long in hospital and cost the system more than double than people who have a place to live, a new analysis of data shows.
The top three most common reasons for hospital stays were substance use, schizophrenic disorders, and cellulitis, a bacterial infection, the data shows. A quarter of hospitalizations are for issues related to substance use. Homeless people who get sick get sicker than the average person, and stay sicker for longer, she added. "It also takes longer to recover."
"For example, hospital and service utilization data has been essential to understanding emergency department patterns for those living without stable housing in our community, enabling us to improve care for marginalized people through different service delivery models."The number of homeless people who went to hospital is likely higher than the 30,000 documented, because some didn't identify themselves as such, researchers said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
London, Ont. committee votes down homeless hub rezoning for 743 Wellington Rd.While London city staff recommended approving the rezoning request as is, committee members voted to on an amendment to remove permission for emergency care establishments.
Read more »
Netflix’s New Real Estate Show Airs Amid Luxury Market SlowdownBuying London star Daniel Daggers discusses the appeal of looking at London’s most expensive homes.
Read more »
Brazil to Provide Aid to Thousands Left Homeless After FloodsBrazil’s government will provide cheap credit and financial aid to help rebuild homes and businesses lost to record-breaking floods in the southern part of the country, while keeping “control and transparency” in its spending plans, according to Planning Minister Simone Tebet.
Read more »
Unusual documentary explores tough life and rich mind of homeless manA Man Imagined is more a portrait of one person’s life and way of being rather than a narrative documentary
Read more »
Homeless or Overhoused: Boomers Are Stuck at Both Ends of the Housing SpectrumOlder baby boomers aren’t moving out of their homes, while younger boomers reaching retirement now are increasingly facing homelessness. We break down this...
Read more »
Man who murdered, stabbed homeless New Yorkers gets 25 years to life in prisonExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »