My Mother's Hip : Lessons from the World of Eldercare

Foreword by Walter M. Bortz II, M.D. ix Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION My Mother's Hip 1(6) CHAPTER 1 Coral Bay Memorial Hospital 7(42) "I broke my hips." LESSON 1 Hip Fracture, the Silent Killer 30(19) The New Hip-Fracture Epidemic CHAPTER 2 Sacred Heart Hospital 49(49) "She's not in her room. She's in therapy right now" LESSON 2 Advance Directives or Misdirectives? 90(8) Interpreting a Parent's Last Wishes CHAPTER 3 Home 98(50) "I didn't think I would live to come home." LESSON 3 Who Cares? 130(18) Daughters Care for Their Elderly Parents CHAPTER 4 The Palms at Palm-Aire 148(49) "Everyone here is berserk." LESSON 4 Nursing Homes Are Dangerous to Your Health 176(21) The Medical Model for Housing the Elderly CHAPTER 5 Coral Bay II 197(40) "You're ready to leave. Your condition is stable." LESSON 5 Enough Is Enough 225(12) Prolonging Living or Prolonging Dying? CHAPTER 6 From Loving Care to Victoria Park 237(49) "Yes, we have a Medicare bed." LESSON 6 I'd Rather Age in Place 273(13) Residential Design for Elder Living CHAPTER 7 Boca Raton Medical Center 286(14) "Your mother's condition is critical." LESSON 7 Who Decides? 297(3) Resuscitation and an Equitable Decision CHAPTER 8 Heartbroken 300(23) "I have only my memories." EPILOGUE En Route 323(8) References 331