Environmental factors such as population size and local income, which providers have no control over, are suppressing rural nursing home profits, leading researchers to call for expanded federal ...

BLOOMFIELD, NE — For much of her working life, Candace Carey had been a caregiver to her own children while juggling jobs ranging from daycare assistant to receptionist. But when she moved her mom, ...

From November 2019 to November 2025, nonmetro counties, which are synonymous with rural locales, experienced a median listing price increase exceeding 70%, while in-metro counties saw home prices rise ...

KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with about her insomnia. Helm lives in a nursing home in this central Iowa town of about 7,500 people, where mental health services are ...

Rural areas of the U.S. that have long been viewed as a refuge for affordable homeownership are now grappling with rising prices, limited inventory and increasing competition — pressures once thought ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado has the highest rural median home prices and the highest required income to purchase a rural home in the country, according to an analysis from the ...

When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location ...