• Current Projects - (2)

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Current Projects - (2)

• Location and Characteristics of Nursing Homes in the Rural and Urban U.S.
  This project will examine rural and urban nursing home availability; assess the nursing home bed supply relative to the elderly population in rural and urban counties; summarize resident and nursing home characteristics; and analyze the relationship between the rural location of nursing homes and resident and nursing home characteristics.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Aging, Health services, Healthcare access, Healthcare financing, Long-term care, Medicare
  
• Rural Nursing Home Closures - Trends, Characteristics, and Impact on Access
  This project will build a database of nursing home closures across rural and urban areas in the U.S. and evaluate the changes in access to post-acute and/or long-term care providers. We will also describe the differences in organizational, financial, and market characteristics between open vs. closed nursing homes in rural vs. urban areas.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Aging, Healthcare access, Long-term care, Medicare
  

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