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

by Judith Steinberg Turiel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520245245
• ISBN13: 9780520245242
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"