Series Foreword by Rosalynn Carter.- Foreword by Saul B. Cohen.- Themes of the Book.- Becoming a Resident in a Total Care Facility.- Residents as Immigrants.- Some Aspects of Organizational Craziness.- Two Months in the Nursing Home.- Planning Programs: Social Security and Head Start.- The Haves and the Have Nots.- The Need for a Presidential Commission: Some Caveats.- On the Uses of History.- Epilogue.- References.- About the Author.