But This Is My Mother!: The Plight of Our Elders in American Nursing Homes - Softcover

Loucks, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889242128 ISBN 13: 9781889242125

Publisher: Vanderwyk & Burnham, 2000

Synopsis

Written by a daughter whose mother was a total-care patient in a nursing home, this is a compelling personal story plus an eye-opener about what passes as average in many nursing homes.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Winner of *two* Book of the Year Awards!

The American Journal of Nursing honored But This Is My Mother! with awards in the Consumer Health and the Public Interest categories. AJN gives these awards to books they consider "the most valuable texts" of the year.

About the Author:

Cynthia Loucks is a licensed psychotherapist trained in holistic health who has worked in the mental health field for almost twenty years. For twelve years she was in private practice in marriage, family, child, and individual counseling/psychotherapy. Presently she is an Adjunct Professor in Integrative Studies and a hospice bereavement coordinator in northern Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vanderwyk & Burnham
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1889242128
• ISBN 13: 9781889242125
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264