My Mother's Hip: Lessons from the World of Eldercare

by Luisa Margolies

Book Overview

Some 400,000 hip fractures occur every year, the vast majority among the elderly; all too often these fractures are associated with death or severe disability. After her mother's double hip fracture,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592132383
• ISBN13: 9781592132386
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great support for caregivers and those they love

I stumbled across this book in my local library, while searching for sources of information and guidance as I entered the caregiving relationship with my mother. While our circumstances are somewhat different than the author's, I found this book to be a helpful balance of personal narrative and issue identification and clarification. The scholarly background brings some heft to this very tender story. I bought two copies, one for my brother and one for my caregiver's support group.

A must

As the population ages hip fractures are becoming more prevalent. This is a must read for anyone caring for a loved one who's suffered a hip fracture. As an orthopedic surgeon I'm recommending this book to my patients.