03920nam 2200841Ia 450 991078331750332120230617024601.01-282-77188-497866127718801-4237-3039-90-520-93891-71-59875-795-410.1525/9780520938915(CKB)1000000000030692(EBL)239717(OCoLC)475951210(SSID)ssj0000216820(PQKBManifestationID)11217421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216820(PQKBWorkID)10201766(PQKB)10742933(MiAaPQ)EBC239717(OCoLC)62144599(MdBmJHUP)muse31038(DE-B1597)518881(DE-B1597)9780520938915(Au-PeEL)EBL239717(CaPaEBR)ebr10090686(CaONFJC)MIL277188(EXLCZ)99100000000003069220050628d2005 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrOur parents, ourselves[electronic resource] how American health care imperils middle age and beyond /Judith Steinberg TurielBerkeley, Calif. ;London University of California Press20051 online resource (319 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24524-5 0-520-23276-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Figures --Acknowledgments --Introduction: People and Their Environment V --1 Independence in Daily Life --2 Patterns of Decline --3 The Pharmaceutical Age --4 Health-Care Rationing --5 End of Life --6 Conclusions and a Look Ahead --APPENDIX: Resources for Information and Referrals --Notes --References --IndexThe 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.Older peopleMedical careUnited StatesPublic healthdaughter of aging parents.end of life care.examination of aging in america.health care rationing.healthy aging and independent living.honest.how to care for elderly.mental impairment from alzheimers.personal stories and medical information.power of prescription drug makers.prospects for medicare.social and health care policies.unflinching.universal publicly funded health insurance.women as caregivers.Older peopleMedical carePublic health.362.60973Turiel Judith Steinberg1948-1151147MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783317503321Our parents, ourselves3678669UNINA