Over the Hills and Far Away: Providing Accessible Day Care Services for Older People in Rural Areas
Nick Le Mesurier
(Social Science in Medicine Group, University of Birmingham, Q.E.P.H.)
Gem Duncan
(Age Concern Leominster)
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Abstract
This paper describes a dispersed service operated by Age Concern Leominster in North Herefordshire. The service uses local facilities to offer day‐care services to older people living in isolated rural communities. Discussion focuses on the challenges facing a service provider in developing and maintaining a localised service across a diverse range of communities, and presents a series of essential strategies for success.
Citation
Le Mesurier, N. and Duncan, G. (2000), "Over the Hills and Far Away: Providing Accessible Day Care Services for Older People in Rural Areas", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 33-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200000034
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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