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Contents

What’s it about?

Medical treatment can only go so far

Asking the right questions can make all the difference

People today tend to outlive the functionality of their bodies

All people like to have some control and independence

Nursing homes and elderly facilities can feel like prisons

The elderly need assistance, but not to be controlled

Elderly facilities and services should improve the quality of life

Final summary

Now read the book

What’s it about?

Surgeon Atul Gawande wrote Being Mortal to explore the reasons that people today die in nursing homes and hospitals, instead of surrounded by those they love in the comfort of their own homes. After all, it wasn’t so many decades ago that the standard was for Americans to pass away at home. But society has changed in many ways, and medical science has been swept right along with it.