Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 19 Issue 4

Learning from international models for delivering quality care and support to older people living in rural communities

Lyn M. Holley, Roger O’Sullivan

Research partnerships – embracing user involvement: practical considerations and reflections

Roger O’Sullivan

Academic researchers are increasingly required, and rightly so, to demonstrate the impact of their work beyond the gates of the university. This has led to an increasing focus…

Interdisciplinary partnerships for rural older adults’ transitions of care

Joyce Weil, Gwyneth Milbrath, Teresa Sharp, Jeanette McNeill, Elizabeth Gilbert, Kathleen Dunemn, Marcia Patterson, Audrey Snyder

Integrated transitions of care for rural older persons are key issues in policy and practice. Interdisciplinary partnerships are suggested as ways to improve rural-care…

Strategic partnerships enhance resources for care of rural-dwelling older adults

Lyn M. Holley, Christopher M. Kelly, Jerome Deichert, Silvester Juanes, Loretta Wolf

The purpose of this paper is to disseminate a new model that addresses the urgent social challenge of providing adequate long-term care in rural circumstances through innovative…

Assessment of metabolic syndrome risk factors among rural-dwelling older adults requires innovation: partnerships and a mobile unit can help

Martha R. Crowther, Cassandra D. Ford, Latrice D. Vinson, Chao-Hui Huang, Ernest Wayde, Susan Guin

Older adults are at risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MSX). Given the growing rural older adult population and the unknown prevalence rate of MSX in rural communities, the…

Impact of a home-based nutrition and exercise intervention in improving functional capacity associated with falls among rural seniors in Canada

Shanthi Johnson, Bill McLeod, Sabyasachi Gupta, Katherine McLeod

A six-month randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the impact of a home-based nutrition and exercise intervention on functional capacity to prevent falls among rural…

The importance of a room with a view for older people with limited mobility

Charles Musselwhite

The purpose of this paper is to examine how older people who are almost entirely housebound use a view from their window to make sense of the world and stay connected to the…

Supporting older military veterans in the rural US

Bret Hicken, Kimber Parry

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of rural older veterans in the US and discuss how the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is increasing access to health…

Professional associations can nurture interdisciplinary partnerships to better serve rural-dwelling older adults

Cassandra D. Ford

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study that illustrates how professional associations can provide the context for development of formal and informal…