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This directory is intended to serve only as a general guide to Virginia services and facilities. Descriptions are as available to the general public at the time of publication. Verification should always be made with the service provider and associated agencies before making decisions or receiving services.

Writing from her own practice and drawing on the latest research in gerontology and dementia, Wonderlin explains the different kinds of dementia, details the wide range of care communities available for people who have dementia, and speaks empathetically to the worry and guilt many families feel. "Do not let anyone make you feel like you have taken the &#x;easy way out&#x; by choosing a dementia care community," she writes. "You are still going to...

"Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the office to the hospital to the skilled nursing facility, and examining the influence of forces as diverse as pharmaceutical corporations, device manufacturers, and health insurance...