Nowhere to go: exploring the social and economic influences on discharging people experiencing homelessness to appropriate destinations in Toronto, Canada.
Jesse I R JenkinsonCarol J StrikeStephen W HwangErica Di RuggieroPublished in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2021)
Our results point to a systems gap in this discharge pathway where there is nowhere for people experiencing homelessness to go who no longer need acute care, but whose needs are too complex for shelters. Systemic changes are needed to better support hospital and shelter frontline workers to improve discharge processes.