Dental care
Medical care
Date: Place:
Focus Group: coordinator)
Craig County Health Center Dental Clinic The majority of participants visited the dentist for preventive visits Private dentists
Resources Primary care providers in Giles County
Affordable dental services
Needs Home care Specialty care Vision and hearing Affordable emergency transport system
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Perceived Barriers Cost Emergency Department services Unavailability of same day, next day appointments at primary care offices Limited number of primary care providers accepting new Medicare patients Transportation Cost ($60 for a trip to Roanoke) Distance and travel time (Roanoke, Christiansburg, Radford) Public transportation unavailable; transportation service for elderly limited Volunteer transportation services are limited to Giles County Medicare may not pay 100% cost for emergency transport (Airlifted to Roanoke $1800; Ambulance cost $700) Lack of awareness of resources available in the community Cost Prohibitive even with dental coverage Most participants pay out-of-pocket for dental services
(All participants had medical insurance and those 65 years and older had Medicare) Monthly AARP meeting January 6, 2012 Giles County Senior Center, Pearisburg
AARP Members & RSVP Volunteers (12 adults- 10 seniors 65 years of age and older; RSVP coordinator; Senior Center