Shelved: a memoir of aging in America
Social issues, Psychology, Biography, Journals and memoirs, Health and aging, Business and economics, Aging (social issues)
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The author discusses the benefits and deficits of American for-profit elder care, while reflecting on her move to a senior living community with her husband. Drawing on extensive research to demonstrate the cultural value of elders and their potential for… leading vital, creative lives, she offers a cogent, informed critique of elder care options and delivers compelling suggestions for the transformation of the elder care system