Providing hospice care in rural areas: Challenges and strategies

Hospices in rural settings face challenges in the provision of hospice care as a result of their location and the size of their service area population. To ascertain the challenges that hospices face in serving rural communities, researchers conducted in-depth case studies of four different models o...

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Published in:American journal of hospice & palliative medicine 2005-09, Vol.22 (5), p.363-368
Main Authors: Casey, Michelle M., Moscovice, Ira S., Virnig, Beth A., Durham, Sara B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health Services Research
Hospices - organization & administration
Hospices - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Medicare - standards
Models, Organizational
Needs Assessment - organization & administration
Nursing
Nursing Homes - organization & administration
Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data
Organizational Case Studies
Public Policy
Rural Health Services - organization & administration
Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Terminal Care - organization & administration
Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Hospices in rural settings face challenges in the provision of hospice care as a result of their location and the size of their service area population. To ascertain the challenges that hospices face in serving rural communities, researchers conducted in-depth case studies of four different models of hospice care in rural areas. The authors describe strategies used by the case study hospices and recommend policies that could increase access to hospice care for rural Medicare beneficiaries and other rural residents. National initiatives to improve end-of-life care need to consider the special challenges faced by rural hospices.
ISSN:1049-9091
1938-2715
DOI:10.1177/104990910502200509