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Long Term Care

Rural Long-Term Care: What do we need to know to improve policy and programs? - http://www.nrharural.org/search/abs/230.html

Long-Term Care in Rural America - http://www.nrharural.org/pagefile/issuepapers/ipaper21.html

Home Visit Sites

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) http://www.aahsa.org/

Medical Direction

The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) - http://www.amda.com/

Geriatrics

OSHA: Nursing Homes and Personal Care Facilities http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/nursinghome/index.html
Pattee JJ, Otteson OJ. "Medical Direction in the Nursing Home: Principles and Concepts for Physician Administrators" North Ridge Press; 1991.
Aging Successfully - Newsletter available on-line.  http://medschool.slu.edu/agingsuccessfully
Cyberounds - An internet-based educational program for physicians and other health professionals.   Free registration.  Regular updates on geriatrics.  http://www.cyberounds.com
Home Health Care - The Journal of Rural Health: Subject Index http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/Home.html
Mills J. "The Closing of Rural Nursing Homes: Economic Impact" Nursing Home Economics; Vol. 3, No. 3; 8-10; May/June 1996.
McCartney RD, Peters N, Barfield J, Ogawa T, Long J, McCartney B, Osterberg G, Bobik M, Carparelli S. "Use of Electronic Medical Records in Nursing Home Practice" Nursing Home Medicine; Vol. 4, No. 6; 173-179; June 1996.
Smith DA. "Speculations on the Future of the Rural Nursing Home: A South Dakota Perspective" Nursing Home Medicine; Vol. 3, No. 9; 226-231; September 1995.
Ganguli M, Fox A, Gilby J, Belle S. "Characteristics of Rural Homebound Older Adults: A Community-Based Study" JAGS; Vol. 44, No. 4; 363-370; April 1996.
Kane RS. "Why Won't More Physicians Participate in Nursing Home Care?" Nursing Home Economics"; 23-30; November/December 1994.
Health Status, Staffing, and Medicaid Reiumbursement in Nursing Homes: 1985 to 1995