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Peer reviewedCrystal, Stephen; Shea, Dennis – Gerontologist, 1990
Recent census data analysis suggests economic inequality greatest among elderly. Worst off 20 percent of elderly (disproportionately unmarried women, minorities, physically impaired) received 5.5 percent elderly's total resources; best off 20 percent received 46 percent. Equalizing effects of Social Security outweighed by private pensions, asset…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Financial Problems, Income, Older Adults
Direct linkBolin, Jane Nelson; Phillips, Charles D.; Hawes, Catherine – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: Previous research in specific locales indicates that individuals admitted to rural nursing homes have lower care needs than individuals admitted to nursing homes in urban areas, and that rural nursing homes differ in their mix of short-stay and chronic-care residents. This research investigates whether differences in acuity are a function…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Comparative Analysis
