The book is written for a common person. Through real life stories of elderly patients and their families, the author provides an insight for people who are elderly as well as those who have elderly people in their family and life. I understood what big diseases like Dementia, Cancer, Alzheimers can do to elderly sufferers and their caregivers, the toll it takes, and how it needs to be handled. Even what appears to be small like constipation, depression, etc has been dealt with in detail. The book is a must read for everyone.