A01=Judith Steinberg Turiel
Author_Judith Steinberg Turiel
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daughter of aging parents
end of life care
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examination of aging in america
health care rationing
healthy aging and independent living
honest
how to care for elderly
mental impairment from alzheimers
personal stories and medical information
power of prescription drug makers
prospects for medicare
social and health care policies
unflinching
universal publicly funded health insurance
women as caregivers
Product details
- ISBN 9780520245242
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 09 Nov 2005
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The prospect of caring for elderly relatives who may be too old, fragile, or forgetful to manage on their own looms large for millions of women and men who are unprepared for the difficulties such an experience can bring. Written by a daughter of aging parents, this book takes an honest, unflinching look at aging in America, weaving together personal stories with current medical information to trace exactly how social and health care policies are affecting daily lives. Judith Steinberg Turiel addresses such topics as healthy aging and independent living; mental impairment brought on by Alzheimer's, other dementias, and depression; women as caregivers; health care rationing; the power of prescription drug makers; end-of-life care; and prospects for Medicare. Her book clearly demonstrates the pressing need for quality health care for people of all ages - through universal, publicly funded health insurance.
Judith Steinberg Turiel, a freelance medical writer with an Ed.D. from Harvard, is author of Beyond Second Opinions: Making Choices about Fertility Treatment (1998) and coauthor of Preventing Preterm Birth: A Parent's Guide (1988). She was research liaison for DES Action, worked with the Coalition for the Medical Rights of Women, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley, CA.
