The Death Called Change
by R. Z. Halleson
When an entire industry enters an era of change for which it has made no plans, chaos is likely to ensue. Such was the case in retirement housing services for elderly people in the decades of the seventies, eighties, and well into the nineties. When the shift in retirement housing services came it was rapid, and the fallout was great.
Into this setting comes a novel that is as much about the management of this kind of housing as it is about the individuals who considered it a protection for themselves in their older years.
Wendell Stern, an incidental member of management at Freden Home, on the verge of despair at the death of his only son, struggles with choices, none of which are good. How he chooses a plan of action, and what are the consequence of his choice, is what this novel is about.
The Death Called Change is compassionate and utterly convincing. A remarkable achievement.