Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.22 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583333363 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, and the Advocate newspapers of New England. Ira Rosofsky is a psychologist who has years of experience serving residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. from the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. He lives wi
All rights reserved. Like the police officer or bartender whose perspective on society is shaped by his work, Rosofsky, who professionally sees only problematic residents of institutions, has a slightly skewed (and very grim) sample. . However, the dispiriting tenor of the title and the emphasis on confused and depressed men and women are leavened with the author's bursts of wit, his welcome guidance on how to evaluate nursing homes and assisted-living centers and his frank ruminations on his own aging and health issues and the deaths of his parents and mother-in-law. (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly A psychologist who has worked for years in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, Rosofsky presents a disturbing, often moving account of the live
A coming of old-age story. In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. Life is a succession of pokes and prods, medications, TV, bingo, and, possibly, talking to Ira Rosofsky.Nasty, Brutish, and Long is a candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare. With a compassionate eye but mordant wit, Rosofsky, a psychologist charged with gauging the mental health of his elders, reveals a culture based not in the empathy of caretaking, but rather in the coolly detached bureaucracy of Medicare and Medicaid. No matter how exciting or mundane their lives, they’re now occupying a hospital-style room—a public space where you can’t lock your door and strangers come and go. A portrayal of what is increasingly becoming the last slice of life for many, Nasty, Brutish, and Long is also a baby boomer’s poignant meditation on mortality, a reflection on his caregiving for his parents
"Sad, but very true" according to Amazon Customer. Sad, but very true. Lasting long and helpless is my greatest fear, now that I've lived long. I'm not afraid of dying, just languishing in a "Vegetable Patch," a neglected one at that. Even the nicest of nursing homes is a horror to almost all.. Michael Sklaroff said Nasty, Brutish, Longand Funny.. I had enjoyed excerpts from this book on the author's website, but what really works when reading the entire thing is the flow from chapter to chapter. I really like how he integrates his professional and personal experience, and unlike a reporter who's simply done a lot of research, this. A realistic portrayal of the nursing home world This is a well-written, informative and humorous portrayal of every aspect of nursing homes in the U.S. today. It's also grim, depressing, morbid and horrific - but that's because nursing homes are like that. I'm considering the necessity of my 92-year-old mother going to a nursing home,