TY - JOUR AB - 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. VL - 8 IS - 4 SN - 1476-9018 DO - 10.1108/14769018200000034 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200000034 AU - Le Mesurier Nick AU - Duncan Gem PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Over the Hills and Far Away: Providing Accessible Day Care Services for Older People in Rural Areas T2 - Journal of Integrated Care PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 33 EP - 37 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -