A recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows that last year, a million more seniors aged 65 and older, fell into poverty. That’s more than 10% of seniors, the highest level since 2002. Santa Clara County also reported 40% of its homeless population was at least 55 years or older in 2019.
"What we recommend is for people to get connected to resources in the community. Right now, we serve a lot of seniors that are unhoused, or on the verge of being unhoused or at risk of homelessness," said Sonia Frazer, with the Institute on Aging for Santa Clara County.
Sonia Frazer is the Clinical Services Manager at the Institute on Aging. She says they’ve started a new program called Cal Aim, which partners with Santa Clara County’s Family Health Plan to serve the unhoused and its most vulnerable seniors. "You can’t just stick them in house and think that they’re going to get it. You have to do sustaining-housing where they know that they have to pay their bills, and they have to keep their place clean, and they have to be a good community member," Frazer said. says three new senior housing sites will be completed this year, adding about 500 units. Still, advocates say a lot more housing and assistance will be needed to keep people in their homes.
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