Making Gray Gold: Narratives of Nursing Home Care (Women in Culture and Society)
The author's sympathetic account of nursing-home residents and their caregivers is energized by his own experience as a certified nursing assistant in three Chicago nursing homes. In an environment shaped by profit-driven managers and government regulators and where kindness, common sense, and good humor are, unfortunately, not easily quantified and regulated, Diamond describes how residents and workers share common experiences of poverty, powerlessness, and regimentation. He recounts their struggles, frequently with grace and courage, to maintain their dignity and independence. A scholarly but accessible writer, Diamond concludes with recommendations for change. Appropriate for both general and academic collections concerned with healthcare issues.- Kathy Arsenault, Univ. of South Florida-St. Petersburg Lib.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.