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  • Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry

    Profiteering and Patient Neglect

    by Laura Katz Olson, Michael K. Gusmano ...
    How financial profiteering has reshaped long-term care and jeopardized the well-being of nursing home residents.Nursing homes care for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. They are also increasingly controlled by financial actors whose priorities lie far from the bedside. In Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry, Laura Katz Olson and Michael K. Gusmano examine how for-profit ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

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  • Ethically Challenged

    Private Equity Storms US Health Care

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Revealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care.Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics, the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    "Poignant" Jo Freeman, civil rights activist, a founding member of the feminist movement, author"Badass" Bill Ayers, political organizer, anti-war activist, authorNow 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have dissipated the spirit of six college radicals of the 1960s, who jointly had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having engaged in only periodic communication ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Politics of Medicaid

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    In 1965, the United States government enacted legislation to provide low-income individuals with quality health care and related services. Initially viewed as the friendless stepchild of Medicare, Medicaid has grown exponentially since its inception, becoming a formidable force of its own. Funded jointly by the national government and each of the fifty states, the program is now the fourth most ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Elder Care Journey

    A View from the Front Lines

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Series series SUNY series in New Political Science
    Combining expert knowledge and first-hand experience, a noted elder care researcher confronts the long-distance care of her own mother.Winner of a Gold Medal, 2017 Living Now Book Award in the Caregiving categoryShortlisted for the 2016 Sarton Women's Book Awards in the Memoir category presented by the Story Circle NetworkFor millions of Americans caregiving is the "new normal." For Laura Katz ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Narrated by Alix Olson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Now 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have crushed the spirit of six committed college radicals of the 1960s, who together had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having pursued separate careers and engaging in only periodic communication with each other over the decades, they suddenly receive an invitation to gather for an extended weekend at a country cabin. ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Age through Ethnic Lenses

    Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society

    by Laura Katz Olson, Celia Berdes, Bruce L. Campbell, Jacalyn A. Claes, Chrysie M. Constantakos, Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Barbara C. Du Bois, Mary Patrice Erdmans, Hani Fakhouri0, Patricia J. Fanning1, Zev Harel2, Colleen L. Johnson3, Kwang Chung Kim4, Shin Kim5, Harry H. L. Kitano6, Michel S. Laguerre7, James E. Lubben8, Wayne R. Moore9, Dung Ngo0, Mona Polacca1, Carmen Delia Sanchez2, Jean Pearson Scott3, Tazuko Shibusawa4, E Percil Stanford5, Tricia H. Sung6, Thanh V. Tran7, Ishan Canty Williams8, Sharon Wallace Williams9, Morrison G. Wong0, Carol H. Yavno1, Lee J. Zook2 ...
    An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

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  • The Lost Ones

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