Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile.
Early data suggest that loneliness is a significant predictor of subsequent nursing home admission.
The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream. However, little is known about factors that determine the perceived availability of social support. One set of factors that clearly may be important are personality characteristics of the target individual. The evaluation will include analyses of how this new system is evaluated both by recipients of services as well as providers of care from throughout the state. A primary focus of the analysis will be the extent to which this new system varies in its effectiveness for rural and urban areas in Iowa.