“…Living in poverty has been associated with malnutrition (Dufe Turkson et al, 2022), greater functional limitation (Boggatz et al, 2010), higher mortality rates and an increased number and duration of hospital readmissions (Landon et al, 2023; Minhas et al, 2023). Living in poverty can also increase the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (Choi et al, 2020; Minhas et al, 2023; Mira et al, 2023) and antibiotic prescribing rates (Tarkhashvili, 2023). In addition, it is known that living in poverty hinders older adults' ability to implement self‐care behaviours and manage their conditions autonomously (Nwadiugwu, 2021).…”