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100 1  Connolly, M. T.|q(Marie-Therese),|eauthor. 
245 14 The measure of our age :|bnavigating care, safety, money, 
       and meaning later in life /|cM.T. Connolly. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPublicAffairs,|c2023. 
300    373 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-349) and 
       index. 
520    "An elder justice expert uncovers the failures in the 
       systems that are supposed to protect us as we age, and 
       provides a battle plan for families and policy-makers to 
       counter the greed and incompetence. Between 1900 and 2000,
       Americans gained, on average, thirty years of life. That 
       dazzling feat allowed tens of millions of Americans to 
       reach the once-rare age of 85, now the fastest-growing age
       group. The bad news: For millions of Americans, the Golden
       Years are appallingly tarnished, leaving them and those 
       who love them at a loss for what to do. More than 34 
       million family members care for an older relative for 
       "free," but with costs to them in time, money, jobs, and 
       health. Countless seniors are targeted by scammers and 
       make riskier decisions about care, housing, money, and 
       driving due to cognitive decline. And epidemics of 
       isolation and loneliness make older people unnecessarily 
       vulnerable to all sorts of harm. These problems touch 
       millions of families regardless of class, race or gender. 
       Today, one in ten older Americans is neglected or 
       exploited with devastating results. And the systems 
       supposed to safeguard them-like nursing homes, 
       guardianship, Adult Protective Services, and criminal 
       prosecution-often make problems worse. Weaving first-
       person accounts, her own unrivaled experience, and 
       shocking investigative reporting across the worlds of 
       medicine, law, finance, social services, caregiving, and 
       policy, MT Connolly exposes a reality that has been long 
       hidden-and sometimes actively covered up. But things are 
       not hopeless. Along with diagnosing the ailments, she 
       gives readers better tools to navigate the many challenges
       of aging-whether adult children caring for aging parents, 
       policy-makers trying to do the right thing, or, should we 
       be so lucky to live to old age, all of us"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Aging|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Older people|zUnited States|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Older people|xGovernment policy|zUnited States. 
650  0 Older people|xServices for|zUnited States.