Everything you need to know about nursing homes : the family's comprehensive guide to either working with the institution or finding care alternatives / Charlotte Digregorio.
Introduction : why I wrote this book and who it's for -- Selecting a nursing home -- Understanding the routine at nursing homes and solving problems -- Working with the institution -- The feeding tube fiasco -- Alternatives to nursing homes -- You can care for the bedridden -- Stimulation for the elderly person -- Long-term care insurance -- How family members can cope with illness and death -- Where do we go from here?