Swing-beds are acute-care hospital beds temporarily used for long-term care. A demonstration
program was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of using swing-beds as catalysts for the
expansion of rural hospitals into community health centers to respond better to the needs of
older persons in their respective communities. We examined the background and implementation
issues of the swing-bed demonstration program in six rural Arizona hospitals.
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