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Free Webinar: Availability of post-acute care and long-term care services in rural areas

The Rural Health Research Gateway is hosting a free webinar with the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) on the topic of post-acute care, long-term care, and swing bed coverage in rural areas. See below for details.
 

Availability of Post-acute Care and Long-term Care Services in Rural Areas
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Time: 10:00 am Pacific, 11:00 am Mountain, 12:00 pm Central, 1:00 pm Eastern
Duration: approximately 60 minutes
Zoom link: 
https://und.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vce-sqTMuGNYuNQmFg6OI3cRcPZhk0V1F
 
During this webinar, Hari Sharma, PhD, will examine the trends in nursing home closures and identify areas without nursing home services. He will then explore the extent to which hospitals with swing beds provide coverage for post-acute care and long-term care services in rural areas and assess the availability of home health care services in areas without nursing homes.
 
Registration is free and required. Attendance of the live webinar is limited to 500 persons. If you are unable to attend, you will be able to access the recording, archived on the Gateway website.

Staff Contact:
ngrosso@mehca.org