Overview

There are many contemporary challenges experienced by older rural residents and their communities in accessing and providing services. However, the issue is not whether rural older adults have greater service needs compared to their urban counterparts; rather, it is that rural older people and communities have unique and varied characteristics that must be considered when planning and providing services. Each chapter is dedicated to an important issue related to rural health care and features commentary regarding the current and future challenges they face. The contributors present in-depth analyses of important components of rural systems, including nutrition, health service delivery, rural hospitals, long-term care, caregiving, housing, and transportation. Insight into the complexity and inter-dependency of these issues and useful strategies for solving problems and overcoming barriers are provided. For researchers, health care practitioners, planners, policymakers, and educators involved in the care of the rural patient, this book provides crucial commentary for present and future improvement. Information covered includes: Health services and related policy issues New changes to the Medicare program and how these changes are met with regard to rural health care delivery Important selected services in rural America including informal caregiving, housing, and transportation Enhancing health care delivery through technology and public policies Remarks about service delivery in rural areas

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Author:   R. Turner Goins ,  John A. Krout
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9780826102270

ISBN 10:   0826102271
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   19 July 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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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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John A. Krout, PhD, is Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College.

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