Title It shouldn't be this way : the failure of long-term care / Robert L. Kane and Joan C. West

Edition First edition Published Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2005] ©2005

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Description 180 pages ; 22 cm Contents Background -- The stroke -- Rehabilitation -- Assisted living -- The dementia unit -- Nursing home -- Doctors, other medical personnel, and hospitals -- Informal care -- The roads not taken -- End of life -- What kind of long-term care do we want? -- What can we do about it? Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172) and index Subject Kane, Ruth, -2002. Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017. West, Joan C., 1945- Older people -- Long-term care -- United States -- Case studies. Caregivers -- United States -- Biography. Frail elderly -- United States -- Biography. Long-term care facilities -- United States -- Case studies. Frail elderly -- Care -- United States -- Case studies. Frail elderly -- Family relationships -- United States -- Case studies. Long-Term Care -- psychology. Family -- psychology. Homes for the Aged -- organization & administration. Nursing Homes -- organization & administration. Genre/Form Personal Narrative. Case studies. Biographies. Personal narratives. Author West, Joan C., 1945- LC no. 2004028921 ISBN 0826514871 cloth alkaline paper 082651488X paperback alkaline paper

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