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Atul Gawande

This person is a surgeon, the child of a urologist, and a writer who has become interested in the question of how Americans take care of their elderly and dying.

Lou Sanders

This person is an elderly person who prevails on a daughter to provide care as an alternative to a nursing home.

Alice Hobson

This person is related to the author by marriage. This person is an elderly widow who was put in a nursing home after falling and breaking bones; she never adjusted to the place, and was depressed not to be in her home.

Keren Wilson

This person is the founder of the assisted living facility concept, and built numerous assisted living facilities throughout the country. This person ultimately resigned from her own company when it watered down the assisted living facility concept in pursuit of profits.

Bill Thomas

This person is a young...

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