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9781583333365

Nasty, Brutish, and Long : Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare

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    9781583333365

  • ISBN10:

    1583333363

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-03-19
  • Publisher: Avery
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Summary

In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. "Nasty, Brutish, and Long" is a candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare.

Author Biography

Ira Rosofsky is a psychologist who has years of experience serving residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, and The Advocate newspapers of New England.

Table of Contents

Do You Play Chess?: Overturep. 1
Finding Your Way Home: Welcome to the Rest of Your Lifep. 29
The Recording Angels: Doing It by the Bookp. 59
Old as a Steinway: Cast of Charactersp. 79
Bed, Baths, and Beyond Bingo: Daily Life at the End of Lifep. 105
Young Girls in Short Skirts: Health Care for the Frail and Oldp. 143
The Final Chapter: Dying and Deathp. 175
Afterwordp. 211
Acknowledgmentsp. 213
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