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  • Published: 16 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529196511
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.99

I'll Die After Bingo

My unlikely life as a care home assistant





The first insider account of what life inside British care homes is really like, written with humour and poignancy

'From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw' Evening Standard

Home is where the care is.

Whether he's initiating a coup d'état against new regulations with the residents, or forging a bond with the 98-year old who once called him a fat slut, Pope Lonergan's work is infinitely varied. This no-holds-barred account shows what life inside a care home is really like, for both residents and carers. Featuring night-time drama, incontinence pads and the uniquely dark humour of one double-amputee Alzheimer's patient, here you can learn everything you ever wanted to know (and a few things you probably really didn't) about Britain's care system.

This important memoir challenges us all to think differently about the value of our elderly, and also the carers who look after them.

  • Published: 16 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529196511
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.99

About the author

Pope Lonergan

Pope Lonergan is a stand-up comedian, Quaker and (recovering) drug addict. He is also a care assistant. I'll Die After Bingo is his tough yet hilarious, intelligent and honest account of 9 ½ years spent caring for the elderly.

Praise for I'll Die After Bingo

Pope is such a kind, funny and erudite guide through a world many of us ignore. I hope people read the book. It can't possibly be what they think. It is exceptional.

Andrew Hankinson
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