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A place in time : care givers for their elderly

Title
A place in time : care givers for their elderly / Tom Koch.
Author
Koch, Tom, 1949-
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.

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Description
236 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
A Place in Time is both a collection of extraordinary narratives from caregivers, and an intelligent synthesis of the collected material. Koch poses the question, "What can these stories teach us?." The answer is startling and important. "Poignant recollections . . ." --Publishers Weekly "Highly recommended. . ." --Library Journal.
Subject
  • Older people > Care > United States > Case studies
  • Frail older people > Home care > United States > Case studies
  • Caregivers > United States > Case studies
  • Frail older people
  • Home care services
  • Caregivers
  • Frail Elderly
  • Geriatrics
  • Home Nursing
  • Home care services
  • Frail older people
  • Frail older people > Home care
  • Older people > Care
  • Alter
  • Hauspflege
  • Familienangehöriger
  • Erlebnisbericht
  • United States
  • Nordamerika
Genre/Form
  • Case Reports
  • Case studies
  • Case studies.
  • Études de cas.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-232).
Contents
Themes -- Voices -- 1. The Drifter -- 2. The Teenage Bride -- 3. The Miracle Pill -- 4. The Toronto Boy -- 5. The Only Child -- 6. The Dancer -- 7. Allegiances and Alliances -- 8. The Wrestler's Secret Yell -- 9. No More Christmas Cookies -- 10. The Queen's Telegram -- 11. The Mattress Heiress -- 12. Host or Guest? -- 13. The Anniversary Girl -- Chorus -- Selected Biography -- Suggestions for Further Reading
ISBN
  • 0275944832
  • 9780275944834
LCCN
92001754
OCLC
  • ocm26160762
  • 26160762
  • SCSB-2006166
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library