nursing homes

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nursing homes

Tender loving greed

how the incredibly lucrative nursing home "industry" is exploiting America's old people and defrauding us all
1974

The locket

a novel
1998
Michael Keddington, a poor young man whose relationship with the rich, beautiful Faye is causing consternation in her family, learns the value of standing up for love when he befriends Esther, a resident of the nursing home where he is employed.

By the pricking of my thumbs

1992
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford investigate the disappearance of an elderly woman from a nursing home, and find themselves in danger from a criminal gang and black magic.

Notes from the midnight driver

2007
After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteen-year-old Alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love, and forgiveness.

Makeovers by Marcia

2005
At the beginning of eighth grade, all Marcia can think about is what nail polish to use, how to lose weight, and whether Alex will ask her to the dance, but after giving makeovers in a nursing home for a school project, she begins to appreciate the value of inner beauty.

Karen's grandmothers

1990
Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor. She has five grandmothers eventually. But her new grandmother makes Karen listen to old music and teaches her funny dances too, like the foxtrot.

Cat raise the dead

1997
Joe Grey, a cat who lives with his human housemate Clyde, goes undercover as a volunteer cuddle-kitty at a local nursing home in order to prove the home is harboring a criminal.

The helping place

1991
A little girl's experiences when her grandmother spends some time in a nursing home help her to have a better feeling about those helping places.

By the pricking of my thumbs

2000
When a sweet old lady disappears, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford come out of retirement to find out what happened to her.

Let's talk about when someone you love is in a nursing home

1999
Discusses why someone would enter a nursing home, what nursing homes are like, and how to act when visiting someone there.

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