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amlibera's review against another edition
5.0
Full disclosure, I am working with Ai-jen and her team on using improvisation in care situations -both to bring to light the plight of caregivers as well as for use in caregiving situations. Having said that I found this book to be moving, hopeful, and an inspiring call to action. We are all involved in caregiving - we will all at some point in time be called upon to give or receive care and to work with those who provide care professionally. It is important for us to reflect on its value and to put that value at the forefront of our policy decisions.
dcmr's review against another edition
3.0
More a manifesto of the state of things than a roadmap to solutions. Still, a good starting point.
ahdapook's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Interesting and once I realized it's really about the care workers more than the elders themselves, I found it easier to read. It made good and important points, but they were maybe a bit repetitive for such a short book.
jaclyn_youngblood's review against another edition
4.0
What a book! Clear articulation for why we need care infrastructure stat (and this was written in 2015), cogently argued and compassionately presented. I learned a bunch, and really appreciated the appendices. I feel like I might actually have a sense of Medicare parts A-D now. Fascinating.
em_reads_books's review against another edition
I feel very silly getting less than halfway through such a short book, but sometimes your library holds all come in at once [shrug]. I will say I appreciate Poo's perspective of treating this big demographic change as not a crisis; I'm not sure how optimistic I can be about it, but she's got a good balance of solid policy / facts & figures with a joyful understanding of her subjects' worth and humanity.
kalpanareads's review
5.0
finally finished this book. Devastating, daunting and hopeful all at once.