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Life and death in assisted living
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Nearly 750,000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit assisted living facilities. This loosely regulated, multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by one company: Emeritus ...
Nearly 750,000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit assisted living facilities. This loosely regulated, multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by one company: Emeritus Senior Living. In a year-long investigation, Frontline and ProPublica raise questions about fatal lapses in care, understaffing, and a quest for profits.
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- Creator
- a Frontline production with Yellow River Productions in partnership with ProPublica ; correspondent & co-producer, A.C. Thompson ; produced by Carl Byker ; written by Carl Byker & A.C. Thompson
- Included Title
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- Frontline (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Byker, Carl, television producer, screenwriter
- Thompson, A. C. (Adam Clay), interviewer, narrator, television producer, screenwriter
- Hedge, Christopher, composer (expression)
- Wilson, Mitch, director of photography
- ProPublica
- Yellow River Productions
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Publication
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- Widescreen
- [Arlington, Virginia?] : PBS Distribution, [2013]
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- 1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : DVD, color, sound ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- ISBNs
- 160883963X, 9781608839636
- OCLC
- ocn858054784
- Credits
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- Narrator/interviewer, A.C. Thompson
- Editors, Rodney Holland, Chad Ervin ; director of photography, Mitch Wilson ; original music, Christopher Hedge
- Documentary.
- Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Frontline July 30, 2013.
- "Frontline is a production of WGBH Boston."
- Original date of broadcast: July 30, 2013.
- DVD, NTSC, region 1; stereo.
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects
- Emeritus Senior Living (Firm) -- Corrupt practices.
- Emeritus Senior Living (Firm)
- Old age homes -- United States -- Safety measures.
- Old age homes -- United States -- Quality control.
- Older people -- Care -- United States -- Safety measures.
- Older people -- Care -- United States -- Quality control.
- Older people -- Long-term care -- United States -- Safety measures.
- Older people -- Long-term care -- United States -- Quality control.
- Older people -- Housing -- United States -- Safety measures.
- Older people -- Housing -- United States -- Quality control.
- Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- United States.
- Dementia -- Patients -- United States -- Safety measures.
- Patients -- Safety measures.
- Quality assurance.
- Assisted Living Facilities.
Medical Subject Heading
- Facility Regulation and Control.
Medical Subject Heading
- Safety Management.
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