My mother's hip : lessons from the world of eldercare / Luisa Margolies ; foreword by Walter M. Bortz II.

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."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-339).