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Our Parents, Ourselves: How American Health Care Imperils Middle Age and Beyond

by Judith Stein Turiel

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ISBN13: 9780520245242
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The prospect of caring for elderly relatives who may be too old, fragile, or forgetful to manage on their own looms large for millions of women and men who are unprepared for the difficulties such an experience can bring. Written by a daughter of aging parents, this book takes an honest, unflinching look at aging in America, weaving together personal stories with current medical information to trace exactly how social and health care policies are affecting daily lives. Judith Steinberg Turiel addresses such topics as healthy aging and independent living; mental impairment brought on by Alzheimer's, other dementias, and depression; women as caregivers; health care rationing; the power of prescription drug makers; end-of-life care; and prospects for Medicare. Her book clearly demonstrates the pressing need for quality health care for people of all ages--through universal, publicly funded health insurance.

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""Our Parents, Ourselves is the best presentation of our aging, and of general healthcare issues that I have ever seen. Tremendously important."--Henrik Blum, M.D., MPH, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley"This book could well transform how we as a country address aging and caregiving for generations to come."--Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW, Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance"Turiel's book can help elders and their families find humane care in our often inhumane and uncaring health care system."-- Steffi Woolhandler, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program

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This is a very accessible, informative and comprehensive examination of aging, health care, and services intended both for boomers caring for their parents and the elderly population themselves.
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ISBN:
9780520245242
Subtitle:
How American Health Care Imperils Middle Age and Beyond
Author:
Turiel, Judith Stein
Author:
Turiel, Judith Steinberg
Publisher:
University of California Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
Health Policy
Subject:
Gerontology
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Aging
Subject:
Eldercare
Subject:
Medical care
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
Health policy -- United States.
Subject:
Older people - Medical care - United States
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
306
Dimensions:
9.02x6.10x.76 in. 1.01 lbs.
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