Young homeless people as frail as 80-year-olds

Homeless people aged in their 40s or younger are so unwell they resemble people in their 80s, a study has found.

Homeless people aged in their 40s or younger are so unwell they resemble people in their 80s, a study of patients at a Dublin hospital has found.

The study found one in three young homeless patients was too frail to climb hospital stairs. Other signs of accelerated physical ageing included falling often, being frail, and needing support to walk.