270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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For renowned sociologist and writer Laurel Richardson, a broken foot led to a month as a patient in an extended care facility. In this compelling description of her lived experience in one of these institutions, she addresses key questions of health delivery and behavior: nurses who can be angelic or cruel, institutional policies often structured to maximize income over care, and patients whose... Read more
Chapter 1 Fear of Falling; Chapter 2 “We Don’t Know Why, Yet”; Chapter 3 “Help Me... Help Me”; Chapter 4 What Is Right; Chapter 5 Lo And Behold; Chapter 6 You Have A Lot Of Friends; Chapter 7 Snake Pit; Chapter 8 A Time For Every Purpose; Chapter 9 Kiss Me... Kiss Me...; Chapter 10 Down With The Bad, Up With The Good; Chapter 11 Food Good for Women; Chapter 12 Training Wheels; Chapter 13 The Forever Home; Chapter 14 Temporarily Abled;
Biography
Laurel Richardson
