Providing Community-Based Services to the Rural Elderly

PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF THE RURAL ELDERLY An Overview of Older Rural Populations and Community-Based Services - John A Krout PART TWO: SERVICE INFORMATION, ACCESS AND COORDINATION Information and Referral - Anne H McKinley and F Ellen Netting Targeting the Rural Elderly Rural Elder Transportation - Peter M Schauer and Patricia Weaver Case Management in a Rural Setting - Ene Kristi Urv-Wong and Donna McDowell Senior Centers in Rural Communities - John A Krout, Margaret M Williams and Ollie Owen PART THREE: RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT Employment and Retirement Services for the Rural Elderly - Lorraine T Dorfman and Robert L Ballantyne Housing America's Rural Elderly - Vera Prosper and Stockton Clark Respite and Adult Day Care for Rural Elders - Vicki L Schmall and Linda Cook Webb PART FOUR: HEALTH PROMOTION AND CARE Disease and Disability Prevention and Health Promotion for Rural Elders - Robin E Mockenhaupt and Jennifer A Muchow Nutrition and the Rural Elderly - Penny A Ralston and Nancy L Cohen Home Health Services in Rural America - Linda J Redford and Alison B Severns Mental Health Services for the Elderly in Rural America - Share DeCroix Bane, Eloise Rathbone-McCuan and James M Galliher