Description
Book SynopsisOffering concrete suggestions for improving the quality of nursing-home life, Uneasy Endings will find a broad audience among those who work with the aged.
Trade ReviewShield asks why a 'good' nursing home did not satisfy either residents or staff.... Medical anthropologists interested in the effect of biomedical values on long-term residential institutions will learn something from Uneasy Endings. Policy planners and care givers responsible for the support of the frail elderly should find this book valuable because it not only shows how institutional inadequacies undermine the effectiveness of a showplace facility, but also offers solutions worth trying out.
* Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
Table of ContentsPrefaceNotebook: The 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Shift1. Anthropology in an American Nursing Home
Voice: Stanley Fierstein2. Background and Context
Voice: Max Sager3. Residents
Notebook: Resident-Care Conference4. Conflicting Worldviews: Home versus Hospital
Notebook: Physical Therapy
Notebook: The Threatened Strike5. The Total Institution
Notebook: 5:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. 105
Notebook: Resident-Care Conference 1106. Bridges to the Community
Notebook: The New Admission7. Separation and Adaptation: The Passage
Notebook: The Kitchen
Voice: Ida Kanter8. The Limits of Exchange
Voice: Bernice Meyerhov9. Liminality in the Nursing Home: The Endless Transition
Notebook: Resident-Care Conference10. Summary and Conclusion
Voice: Priscilla Frails, Nursing AssistantNotes
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