Case management in rural areas. Definition, clients, financing, staffing, and service delivery issues

How does case management in rural areas differ from that in urban areas? How does the informal system of family, church, neighbors, and volunteers affect case management in rural areas? What are the strengths and problems of rural case management? The authors report the attitudes of rural case managers and attendees at a conference sponsored by two homecare organizations to these and other questions related to rural case management.