My mother's hip : lessons from the world of eldercare /
Margolies, Luise.
My mother's hip : lessons from the world of eldercare / Luisa Margolies ; foreword by Walter M. Bortz II. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004. - xv, 339 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-339).
Contents
INTRODUCTION
My Mother's Hip CHAPTER 1
Coral Bay Memorial Hospital
"I broke my hips."
LESSON 1
Hip Fracture, the Silent Killer
The New Hip-Fracture Epidemic
CHAPTER 2
Sacred Heart Hospital
"She's not in her room. She's in therapy
right now."
LESSON 2
Advance Directives or Misdirectives?
Interpreting a Parent's Last Wishes
CHAPTER 3
Home
"I didn't think I would live to come home."
LESSON 3
Who Cares?
Daughters Care for Their Elderly Parents
CHAPTER 4
The Palms at Palm-Aire
"Everyone here is berserk."
LESSON 4
Nursing Homes Are Dangerous to Your Health
The Medical Model for Housing the Elderly
CHAPTER 5
Coral Bay II
"You're ready to leave. Your condition is stable."
LESSON 5
Enough Is Enough
Prolonging Living or Prolonging Dying?
CHAPTER 6
From LovingCare to Victoria Park
"Yes, we have a Medicare bed."
LESSON 6
I'd Rather Age in Place
Residential Design for Elder Living
CHAPTER 7
Boca Raton Medical Center
"Your mother's condition is critical."
LESSON 7
Who Decides?
Resuscitation and an Equitable Decision
CHAPTER 8
Heartbroken
"I have only my memories."
1592132375 (cl. : alk. paper) 1592132383 (pb. : alk. paper)
Older people--Medical care--United States.
Hip joint--Fractures--Patients--Biography.
Osteoporosis in women--Complications.
Aging parents--Care--United States.
Caregivers--Psychology.--United States
Caregivers--Family relationships--United States.
Parent and adult child--United States.
WT 120 M329m 2004
My mother's hip : lessons from the world of eldercare / Luisa Margolies ; foreword by Walter M. Bortz II. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004. - xv, 339 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-339).
Contents
INTRODUCTION
My Mother's Hip CHAPTER 1
Coral Bay Memorial Hospital
"I broke my hips."
LESSON 1
Hip Fracture, the Silent Killer
The New Hip-Fracture Epidemic
CHAPTER 2
Sacred Heart Hospital
"She's not in her room. She's in therapy
right now."
LESSON 2
Advance Directives or Misdirectives?
Interpreting a Parent's Last Wishes
CHAPTER 3
Home
"I didn't think I would live to come home."
LESSON 3
Who Cares?
Daughters Care for Their Elderly Parents
CHAPTER 4
The Palms at Palm-Aire
"Everyone here is berserk."
LESSON 4
Nursing Homes Are Dangerous to Your Health
The Medical Model for Housing the Elderly
CHAPTER 5
Coral Bay II
"You're ready to leave. Your condition is stable."
LESSON 5
Enough Is Enough
Prolonging Living or Prolonging Dying?
CHAPTER 6
From LovingCare to Victoria Park
"Yes, we have a Medicare bed."
LESSON 6
I'd Rather Age in Place
Residential Design for Elder Living
CHAPTER 7
Boca Raton Medical Center
"Your mother's condition is critical."
LESSON 7
Who Decides?
Resuscitation and an Equitable Decision
CHAPTER 8
Heartbroken
"I have only my memories."
1592132375 (cl. : alk. paper) 1592132383 (pb. : alk. paper)
Older people--Medical care--United States.
Hip joint--Fractures--Patients--Biography.
Osteoporosis in women--Complications.
Aging parents--Care--United States.
Caregivers--Psychology.--United States
Caregivers--Family relationships--United States.
Parent and adult child--United States.
WT 120 M329m 2004