Nursing Home Closures and Access to Post-Acute Care and Long-Term Care Services in Rural Areas

Date
01/2024
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

Nursing home closures have raised concerns about access to post-acute care (PAC) and long-term care (LTC) services. In this study, researchers estimate the additional distance rural residents had to travel to access PAC and LTC services because of nursing home closures.

Center
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Authors
Hari Sharma, Redwan Bin Abdul Baten, Fred Ullrich, A. Clint MacKinney, Keith Mueller