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Dekalb Quality Health
Care
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
opened DeKalb Quality Health Care in Geraldine on July 1st. This
will be QOLHS’s 16th clinic in the network of centers. The Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Quality of Life
Health Services, Inc., a New Access Point Grant that provides 1.3
million dollars over the next two years for staffing and operating
the new site. DeKalb Quality Health Care will initially offer family
health care, behavioral health services, laboratory and health
education. After six months of operation, dental services will be
added.
Scope of services provided at the Dekalb
Quality Health Care include Family Medical, Basic Laboratory,
Behavioral Health, Patient Education, Prescription Assistance
Program, Community outreach and Immunizations.
As of the 2010 census Geraldine had a
population of 896. The racial and ethnic composition of the
population was 92.5% non-Hispanic white, 0.3% black or African
American, 3.7% Native American, 0.7% from some other race, 1.8% from
two or more races (1.6% of whome reported Native American as one of
their races) and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 786 people, 351 households,
and 230 families residing in the town. The population density was
202.3 people per square mile (78.0/kmē). There were 394 housing
units at an average density of 101.4 per square mile (39.1/kmē). The
racial makeup of the town was 97.96% White, 1.15% Native American,
and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.38% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 351 households out of which 24.8% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living
together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 34.2% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of
individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average
family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age
of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64,
and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41
years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,028, and the
median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of
$27,083 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the
town was $18,330. About 12.1% of families and 17.0% of the
population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those
under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.
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