Rural Project Examples: Aging and aging-related services
Other Project Examples
CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders)
Updated/reviewed July 2025
- Need: To help older adults age in place.
- Intervention: For four to five months, CAPABLE participants receive home visits from a registered nurse, occupational therapist, and home repair services.
- Results: There are currently 38 CAPABLE sites across the country, 19 of which are located in rural communities.
Hospital2Home
Updated/reviewed April 2024
- Need: To prevent hospital readmissions and improve the recovery process for older adults in rural southern Ohio.
- Intervention: Hospital2Home identifies individuals who have an elevated risk of hospital readmission and provides vouchers for services like personal care and home-delivered meals.
- Results: In each of the seven years the program has been in operation, over 85% of participants have avoided readmission in the first two months after hospital discharge.
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