In this article, we compare the demographic and health characteristics of rural and urban elders, assessing important differences in the availability and use of health and long-term care services. We discuss the implications of these in the context of the changing environments of health and long-term care policy and identify barriers to improving the rural long-term care system
Despite living in the countryside where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agric...
Objectives: Rural-urban health disparities are pervasive among older adults. Rural US locations have...
In a shift away from institutional long term services and supports (LTSS), the federal government an...
This article examines what is known and what we need to know about rural long‐term care populations ...
This paper examines the long-term care (LTC) arrangements selected by rural older people, identifies...
The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship among residence ( rural/ nonmetropolitan/...
Because the older population is living longer and the numbers in this group are increasing exponenti...
The rural elderly assess their health as poorer than that of the urban elderly. The range of health ...
As the age of the general population increases, the number of elderly people who need care is increa...
This study determined whether differences could be observed in the health status and morale of older...
© 1995 by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. The level and determinants of health status among e...
Besides recognizing that there is a critical unmet and underemphasized need for mental health servic...
As the age of the general population increases, the number of elderly people who need care is increa...
The proportion of older adults in rural settings continues to increase, with the proportion of older...
Under circumstances of pervasive global aging combined with weakened traditional family elder care, ...
Despite living in the countryside where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agric...
Objectives: Rural-urban health disparities are pervasive among older adults. Rural US locations have...
In a shift away from institutional long term services and supports (LTSS), the federal government an...
This article examines what is known and what we need to know about rural long‐term care populations ...
This paper examines the long-term care (LTC) arrangements selected by rural older people, identifies...
The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship among residence ( rural/ nonmetropolitan/...
Because the older population is living longer and the numbers in this group are increasing exponenti...
The rural elderly assess their health as poorer than that of the urban elderly. The range of health ...
As the age of the general population increases, the number of elderly people who need care is increa...
This study determined whether differences could be observed in the health status and morale of older...
© 1995 by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. The level and determinants of health status among e...
Besides recognizing that there is a critical unmet and underemphasized need for mental health servic...
As the age of the general population increases, the number of elderly people who need care is increa...
The proportion of older adults in rural settings continues to increase, with the proportion of older...
Under circumstances of pervasive global aging combined with weakened traditional family elder care, ...
Despite living in the countryside where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agric...
Objectives: Rural-urban health disparities are pervasive among older adults. Rural US locations have...
In a shift away from institutional long term services and supports (LTSS), the federal government an...