{"product_id":"nasty-brutish-and-long-ira-rosofsky-9781583333778","title":"Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Eldercare","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead Ira Rosofsky's posts on the Penguin Blog\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e A candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. Life is a succession of pokes and prods, medications, TV, bingo, and, possibly, talking to Ira Rosofsky. With a compassionate eye but mordant wit, Rosofsky, a psychologist charged with gauging the mental health of his elders, reveals a culture based not in the empathy of caretaking, but rather in the coolly detached bureaucracy of Medicare and Medicaid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A portrayal of what is increasingly becoming the last slice of life for many, \u003ci\u003eNasty, Brutish, and Long\u003c\/i\u003e is also a baby boomer's poignant meditation on mortality, a reflection on his caregiving for his parents' final days, and an examination of the choices that we, as a society, have made about health care for the elderly who are no longer of sound mind and body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ira Rosofsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583333770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583333778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"Ira Rosofsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087650570495,"sku":"9781583333778","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_858aac2e-40e3-4454-92a9-bc56ab04c81d.jpg?v=1753850430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nasty-brutish-and-long-ira-rosofsky-9781583333778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}