Palliative Care for Unhoused Clients: End-of-Life Care for Vulnerable Populations

<h2>Abstract</h2> Clients experiencing homelessness are socially disadvantaged and have minimal access to palliative care. These clients experience high rates of chronic and terminal disease due to poor socioeconomic status, and their death often occurs in public settings or emergency departments. This paper outlines solutions that would improve unhoused clients' access to palliative care, with specific emphasis on the provision of client-centered, trauma-informed, holistic end-of-life care by nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners are encouraged to incorporate community-based palliative care into their practice to improve unhoused clients' access to care and, thus, promote dignity and autonomy at end-of-life.