PREDICTORS OF BECOMING REDOMICILED AMONG OLDER HOMELESS WOMEN

The authors test a model to predict residential outcome among 201 home less women aged 50 and over. On two-year follow-up, 47% were successfu lly domiciled. Of 12 variables examined using logistic regression anal ysis, only 2 variables, perceived support and number of community faci lities attended were significant predictors of being domiciled on foll ow-up. Three additional variables - absence of psychosis, a lifetime h istory of less than one year of homelessness, and number of entitlemen ts - attained near-significance. Although residential outcome is predi cted by a few individual characteristics, what is most striking is the lack of suitable housing options.