Rural Health Research Recap: Aging in Place
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Description
Summarizes recent research from Rural Health Research Centers examining aging in place as it relates to social engagement, living alone, long-term care preferences, and nursing home availability. Features statistics from 2013-2017 on share of population ages 65+ and 85+ and share of this population living alone, with breakdowns by urban or rural county type, and percent of counties with nursing homes in 2019, with breakdowns by rural, micropolitan, and metropolitan location.
Author(s)
Per Ostmo, Jessica Rosencrans
Date
10/2022
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Document
Organization
Rural Health Research Gateway
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Access · Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Long-term care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data