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Labors of Love - Nursing Homes and the Structures of Care Work (Hardcover)
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Labors of Love - Nursing Homes and the Structures of Care Work (Hardcover)
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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 people and organizations that devote their
time to supporting America's aging population. Through extensive
ethnographic research, interviews with staff and management, and
analysis of internal documents, Rodriquez explores the inner
workings of two different nursing homes--one for-profit and one
non-profit--to understand the connections among the administrative
regulations, the professional requirements, and the type of care
provided in both types of facilities. He reveals a variety of
challenges that nursing home care workers face day to day: battles
over the budget; the administrative hurdles of Medicaid and
Medicare; the employees' struggle to balance financial stability
and compassionate care for residents. Yet, Rodriquez argues,
nursing home workers give meaning and dignity to their work by
building emotional attachments to residents and their care. An
unprecedented study, Labors of Love brings new insight into the
underlying structures of a crucial and expanding sector of the
American health care system.
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