ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1990. Research into the provison made for the 30 million Americans, aged sixty-five and up, whom society calls "old."

chapter |2 pages

Prologue

chapter |15 pages

Introduction The Civic Heart

part One|87 pages

The Search for Security

chapter Chapter One|31 pages

Income: A Tale of Two Programs

chapter Chapter Two|24 pages

Health: The Gift Repossessed

chapter Chapter Three|29 pages

Shelter: Bring Us to This Hovel

part Two|82 pages

The Struggle for Independence

chapter Chapter Four|26 pages

Home Care: The Dream Deferred

chapter Chapter Five|12 pages

A Personal History

chapter Chapter Six|36 pages

Exile: The Perils of Institutionalization

chapter |6 pages

Epilogue