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Everything you need to know about nursing homes, including whether your family member actually needs placement, the many different types of payment sources available, the admissions process, how to be discharged (even if the nursing home doesn't want to let you go), and dying with dignity in a nursing home. Written with the goal of empowering the patient and family so that they will have a positive experience.
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Some people love it here. Others don't. Lucy Fox -- graduate student and addicted runner -- after a long bout of malevolence towards this country, has slowly managed to eke out tenuous peace terms with Italy, and has even found her own niche where she can quietly get through her twenties with just a few good friends and a lot of American coffee. This tender equilibrium will be pushed to the limits, though, as an uptight new girl takes up residence...
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Monster juice volume 1
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After learning that the residents of the retirement home where he volunteers are secretly monsters and have stolen what appears to be his life essence, middle-schooler Chris recruits his friends to help get it back.
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"Reducing the use of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia is key to successfully implementing compassionate, person-centered practices in your organization - and this book shows clearly why and how it can be done. The revised second edition of this award-winning resource introduces new research, language, and examples to reinforce the core message that antipsychotic medications are not the solution to ease the distress experienced...
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"Every day for the next twenty years, more than 10,000 people in the United States will turn 65. With life expectancies increasing as well, many of these Americans will eventually require round-the-clock attention and we have only begun to prepare for the challenge of caring for them. In Labors of Love, Jason Rodriquez examines the world of the fast-growing elder care industry, providing a nuanced and balanced portrait of the day-to-day lives of the...