Rural parts of the U.S. have roughly 35% fewer home health aides to assist their aging populations than urban areas do.

This is according to research from the University of Minnesota as cited by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), a private nonprofit research organization that receives funding from the U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers found that rural areas average 32.8 home health aides per 1,000 older adults, while urban areas average 50.4 of these workers per 1,000 older adults.

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