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Personal Care Assistance in Rural America

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Description
Discusses Personal Care Aide (PCA) scarcity in rural areas using 2013-2017 American Community Survey data. Presents maps and graphs of self-care disability prevalence and PCA availability with breakdowns by region. Also provides graphs comparing rural and urban PCA demographics, including poverty rate, race, educational attainment, sex, age, language spoken at home, and U.S. or foreign place of birth.
Author(s)
Lillie Greiman, Rayna A Sage, Timothy Bates, et al.
Date
12/2022
Type
Website
Organizations
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of California San Francisco Health Workforce Research Center (UCSF HWRC)
Tagged as
Access · Health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Home and community-based services · People with disabilities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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  • Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, view details