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Criterion collection volume 230
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"In a dusty, under-populated California resort town, Pinky Rose, a naive and impressionable Southern waif begins her life as a nursing home attendent. There, Pinky finds her role model in fellow nurse Millie, a misguided would-be sophisticate and hopeless devotee of sophisticated ladies magazines. But Pinky's hero-worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than could be imagined."--Container.
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Don’t miss this indispensable resource from a dream team of leading elder law attorneys. Their collective wisdom, broken down in layman’s terms, gives readers the essential tools and knowledge for effective long-term care planning. Protect your family and your hard-earned assets before it’s too late.
127) Turning belief into blessings: faith-filled stories celebrating Fairview's centennial, 1902-2002
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The history of Fairview is arranged as a series of vignettes written with the intent to provide samplings of the spirituality which has been the life force of Fairview from its inception. The preparation of these vignettes has been like the dipping of a pen into various inkwells scattered along a hundred-year continuum. Each inkwell was found empty, a receptacle which had to be filled through much thought and the grace of God. The pen dipped into...
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"When Shirley Sullivan signs her 83-year-old husband, Frank, out of the Sunset Lodge Nursing Home, she has no intention of bringing him back. For fifty-seven years the couple has shared love, happiness and heartbreak. And while Frank may not know who his wife is these days, he knows he wants to go home. Back to the beach where they met in the early 1960s . . . So Shirley enacts an elaborate plan to evade the authorities - and their furious daughter,...
132) Telefon od Mikołaja
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Polish
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A Christmas story where conversations are controlled by a herd of eccentric old men! Wincentyna waits for a message from Santa... Dorota's life is going through a crisis and wants to leave home for an adventure... Maciej wants to be a perfect father for his daughters... On Christmas Eve, by a complete accident, everyone meets in a house full of warmth and love. In a house where dreams come true, age ceases to matter, and everyone finds their dream...
133) Starring Arabelle
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Arabelle starts high school with big dreams which are soon dashed when she is discouraged from auditioning for the school play and must volunteer at a nursing home, but surprises await, both in the theater and at Heavenly Rest.
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The author, a U.S. elder law attorney, uses real-life examples to illustrate how to evaluate current nursing home practices and policies, along with alternative care and associated living choices available for older adults; includes appendices with a nursing home visit evaluation checklist for prospective residents and their family and home care licensing guidelines by state.
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