▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁place ▁to ▁receive ▁health ▁care ▁services , ▁medicine , ▁and ▁medical ▁equipment ▁ ▁Health ▁factors ▁ ▁Old er ▁adult s ▁who ▁are ▁faced ▁with ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁are ▁more ▁at ▁risk ▁for ▁developing ▁chron ic ▁and ▁deb il it ating ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁di ab etes , ▁heart ▁and ▁related ▁resp ir atory ▁dise ases , ▁and ▁others ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁prem ature ▁ag ing . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁prem ature ▁ag ing ▁can ▁cause ▁older ▁adult s ▁who ▁are ▁hom eless ▁to ▁have ▁developed ▁earlier ▁ill ness ▁in ▁their ▁life ▁than ▁they ▁previously ▁would . ▁O ften ▁these ▁individuals ▁are ▁s add led ▁with ▁limited ▁or ▁no ▁access ▁to ▁proper ▁health care ▁and ▁are ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁streets , ▁being ▁institution al ized ▁or ▁even ▁ja iled . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁fl uct u ating ▁economy , ▁many ▁older ▁adult s ▁are ▁finding ▁themselves ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁hom eless ness . ▁A ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁once ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁off ▁of ▁sav ings , ▁ret ire ments , ▁or ▁p ensions ▁are ▁finding ▁it ▁increasing ly ▁harder ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Ind ividual s ▁aged ▁ 5 0 – 6 4 ▁have ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁sav ings ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Rec ession ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁many ▁saw ▁a ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁their ▁property . ▁ ▁R isk ▁factors ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁are ▁most ▁at ▁risk ▁for ▁hom eless ness ▁are