Rural Post-Acute Care: Healthcare Leaders Offer Practical Solutions to Workforce Challenges
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Description
Describes methods for preparing and supporting healthcare workers who provide post-acute care in rural areas. Highlights programs that empower and train staff, maximize community partnerships, involve community health workers, and use telemonitoring.
Author(s)
Jenn Lukens
Citation
Rural Monitor
Date
05/2018
Organization
Rural Health Information Hub
Tagged as
Community engagement and volunteerism
· Community health workers
· Critical Access Hospitals
· Health workforce
· Health workforce education and training
· Home health
· Nurses
· Post-acute care
· Recruitment and retention of health professionals
· Swing bed services
· Telehealth
· Maine
· Nebraska
· Tennessee
· Wisconsin