The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
People Living With Dementia in Rural Areas are Most Likely to Report Unmet Service Needs in Home- and Community-Based Services in the United States
By Parikh RR, Jutkowitz E, Wolf JM and 4 others.
Abstract
Purpose
Most older adults prefer aging in place, for which home- and community-based services (HCBS) play an essential role. However, it is unknown whether rural-urban differences in unmet HCBS needs differ by dementia status, which is an important evidence gap to develop targeted interventions to improve HCBS access. Therefore, we evaluated associations of rural-urban continuum (RUCA classification) with consumer-reported unmet HCBS needs by dementia status.