The goal of Healthy People 2010's Access to Quality Health Services focus area is to
improve access to comprehensive, high-quality health care services. Included in this focus …

This study examines the unique challenges facing rural home care workers. Semi-structured
interviews were undertaken between July 2021 and February 2022 with 23 participants that …

Background Prior to the development of primary care networks (PCNs) in Alberta, the
primary care system was isolated and functioned independently from other components of …

Long-term care organizations are facing rapid environmental changes given recent market
and policy changes, which include the implementation of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA; …

In this volume, we address the current status and future direction of rural caregiving in four
areas: practice, education and training, research, and policy and advocacy. Several key …

Much of the success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) depends on the successful reform of
health care delivery and payment systems. Recognizing that traditional models often …

Older adults aging in rural areas face challenges accessing both informal assistance from
family, friends, and others and paid formal assistance from a variety of professional …

While some individuals can successfully age at home, others with similar levels of need may
require facility based long-term care (LTC). The question addressed in this thesis is:“What …

The value of long-term care provided by informal caregivers is an estimated $306 billion per
year, a nearly twenty percent increase in the last four years. Without support, caregivers face …

This dissertation was designed to examine the effect an intervention, the Bladder Health
Initiative Program, had on urinary incontinence and incontinence quality of life among rural …