Part 1: Rural Care Deserts 
Read the article then answer the questions in 2 paragraphs 

Consider the closing, and subsequent shortage, of nursing homes in rural areas. What are the consequences for elderly individuals? What are the consequences for spouses and family members? What are the consequences for the local community and for the broader (state or national level) society?
In rural areas that lack nursing homes, what care options do the rural elderly have (both medical and daily care)? Are there any barriers to utilizing such options? If rural elders and their families want and need to utilize nursing homes, what is the best way to provide these resources in rural areas?
How does the closing of rural nursing homes exacerbate the trauma that such elderly residents experience upon relocating to a new nursing home? Does relocation after the closing of a rural nursing home create stress for family members?
Part 2: Rationing Healthcare 
Read the article and answer the questions in paragraph form 
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/bioethics/resources/aged-based-health-care-rationing/
What are the benefits of rationing healthcare? (consider elderly people, younger patients, families, healthcare providers, taxpayers, and society as a whole)
What are the drawbacks of rationing healthcare? (consider elderly people, younger patients, families, healthcare providers, taxpayers, and society as a whole)
Weighing the benefits and the drawbacks, do you think the US should implement age-based healthcare rationing? Explain.