Rural Hospitals and Long-Term Care: the Challenges of Diversification and Integration Strategies

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Date
2006
Description
There are many contemporary challenges experienced by older rural residents and their communities in accessing and providing services. However, the issue is not in comparing rural older adults to their urban counterparts; rather, it is that rural people have unique characteristics that must be considered when planning and providing services.
Center
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Andrew Coburn, Stephanie Loux, E.J. Bolda