Service delivery to rural older adults : research, policy, and practice

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Service delivery to rural older adults : research, policy, and practice

R. Turner Goins, John A. Krout, editors

Springer, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary challenges experienced by older rural residents and their communities in accessing and providing services. Many of the chapters provide details about programs and services which have been successful and may serve as models for others to consider.

Table of Contents

  • * List of Contributors
  • * Foreword
  • * Preface
  • * Acknowledgements
  • Section 1: Overview
  • * Introduction: Aging in Rural America, R. Turner Goins, PhD, John A. Krout, PhD
  • * Service Delivery to Rural Elders: Barriers and Challenges, John A. Krout, PhD,
  • * C. Neil Bull, PhD
  • * Demographic and Resettlement Impacts on Rural Services, Don E. Bradley, PhD, Charles F. Longino, Jr, PhD
  • * Service Issues Among Rural Racial and Ethnic Minority Elders, R. Turner Goins, PhD, Jim Mitchell, PhD, Bei Wu, PhD
  • Section 2: Health Service Provision and Policy Issues
  • * Nutrition and Health Service Delivery in Rural Areas, Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD, Jane N. Bolin, PhD
  • * Rural Hospitals and Long-Term Care: The Challenges of Diversification and Integration Strategies, Andrew F. Coburn, PhD, Stephenie L. Loux, MS, Elise J. Bolda, PhD
  • * Changes in the Medicare Program: Meeting New Challenges in Rural Health Care Delivery, Keith J. Mueller, PhD, Timothy D. McBride, PhD. Section 3: Selected Services
  • * Caregiving in a Rural Context, Donna L. Wagner, PhD, Kelly J. Niles, MPA
  • * Housing for Rural Elders: Policies, Practices, and Prospects W. Edward Folts, PhD, Kenneth B. Muir, PhD, James R. Peacock, PhD, Bradley Nash Jr, PhD, Katherine Jones, BA
  • * Transportation and Aging: Challenges in Rural America Helen Kerschner, PhD
  • Section 4: Moving Forward: Technology and System Change
  • * Transforming Rural Health Care: The Role of Technology, Linda Redford, PhD, Ryan Spaulding, PhD
  • * Public Policy and Rural Aging, David K. Brown, PhD, Robert Blancato, MPA
  • * Summary and Conclusion, John A. Krout, PhD, R. Turner Goins, PhD.

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