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Sorta like a rockstar Sorta like a rockstar Matthew Quick Although seventeen-year-old Amber Appleton is homeless, living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist who visits the elderly at a nursing home, teaches English to Korean … OL11904006W
Nasty, brutish, and long Nasty, brutish, and long Ira Rosofsky A coming of old-age story.In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. No matter how exciting or mundane their lives, theyre now occupying a… OL13718091W
The money doctor's guide to taking care of yourself when no-one else will The money doctor's guide to taking care of yourself when no-one else will W. Neil Gallagher The Money Doctor's Guide to Taking Care of Yourself When No One Else Will Caring for a loved one--whether it be an elderly parent or spouse--is a reality facing many working adults today. Yet, man… OL15146763W
Medicaid and long term care handbook Medicaid and long term care handbook Scott, Sean W. Esq "A resource on the use of Medicaid to pay for the costs associated with a long term stay in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Includes sample strategies to protect assets and qualify for Me… OL16162068W
The hands of strangers The hands of strangers Janice N. Harrington 79 p. ; 23 cm OL16262718W
Making myself at home in a nursing home Making myself at home in a nursing home Sandra J. Gaffney "Sandra Gaffney entered her first nursing home for long-term care at the unusually young age of fifty. Fourteen years earlier she had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also kno… OL16591669W
Centers for ending Centers for ending Seymour Bernard Sarason As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to vet… OL16704323W
Nursing Home Administration Nursing Home Administration Allen, James E. Designated a Doody's Core Title! The sixth edition of Nursing Home Administration contains essential information to prepare an individual for licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator.… OL16785887W
Paradise Lodge Paradise Lodge Nina Stibbe Fifteen-year-old Lizzie Vogel takes a job as an "auxiliary nurse" at Paradise Lodge, a home for the elderly, and learns that her job entails helping the patients (frequently) to the bathroom. What be… OL20032049W
Love, Iris Love, Iris Elizabeth Noble Iris was once everything to her granddaughter. But now she's losing her grip on her precious memories, and it's too late for Tess to ask for the advice she needs now more than ever. Tess is stunned t… OL20872520W
Not your grandmother's nursing home Not your grandmother's nursing home Elizabeth L. Bewley Need a crash course in retirement living and care options, because a family member needs more help than is available at home?? Making care arrangements for a loved one about to be discharged from the… OL21270526W
A-Z care homes guide A-Z care homes guide Deidri Surtees 'A-Z Care Homes Guide' lists 12,319 care homes, 5306 care homes with nursing and 666 independent hospitals, clinics and hospices within the United Kingdom. OL24162377W
Forever and five days Forever and five days Lowell Cauffiel An account of the life and crimes of Catherine May Wood and Gwendolyn Gail Graham describes how the two lovers who worked the nightshift at a nursing home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killed six patien… OL2644413W
Oma's Quilt Oma's Quilt Paulette Bourgeois Emily's grandmother is moving into the Forest View Retirement Home. Leaving her house and neighbors on Maple Street isn't easy after so many years. When Emily goes to visit, she finds Oma sitting in… OL29472W
An army in Heaven An army in Heaven Kelley Jankowski What do people see as death approaches? What will Heaven be like? What will Hell be like? An army in Heaven records the deathbed visions of hospice patients, as well as those in a critical care setti… OL31212498W
Borrowed summer Borrowed summer Marion Walker Doren Upset that her beloved great-grandmother and an elderly friend are dying of neglect in a grim nursing home, eleven-year-old Jan and her Sunshine Club concoct a plan to get them out secretly. OL4788937W
Alice with golden hair Alice with golden hair Eleanor Means Hull An eighteen-year-old mentally retarded girl has problems adjusting to her job as an aide in a nursing home but soon finds that it brings her friendship and a feeling of self-worth for the first time … OL5599266W
Poor Mrs. Rigsby Poor Mrs. Rigsby Kathy Herman CNA Sally Cox is about as happy to be at Walnut Hills Nursing Center as the patients are. But it's work or starve, now that her husband has found a younger companion. Sally's new crowd skews toward t… OL5707956W
What do you see when you see me? What do you see when you see me? Jeannie Taylor On a visit to her grandmother in a nursing home, Katrina is confronted by scary Old Agnes and learns that things -- and people -- are not always what they appear to be. OL5716415W
Living well in a nursing home Living well in a nursing home Dickinson, Lynn M.A. "Concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities--a guide for maintaining and improving relationships between the elderly and their fam… OL5823200W
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