Jennie Guard, 73, cuddles a stuffed animal during taping of the new television series “Getting On” at St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena. “Getting On,” a new HBO comedy from the creators of “Big Love,” casts a wry eye on the business of old age and death in an extended-care facility in Long Beach. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Examining Old Age and Death in a Extended Care Facility
Mark Olsen, right, executive producer of the new television series “Getting On,” gives instructions during taping at St. Luke Medical Center. At left is Alex Borstein, who plays a nurse in the show. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Niecy Nash, left, Laurie Metcalf and Alex Borstein take a break during taping of “Getting On.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Monitors frame shot of Alex Borstein during taping of a new TV series “Getting On” at St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Niecy Nash, Laurie Metcalf and Alex Borstein in a scene from the new television series “Getting On.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Will Scheffer checks in on actor Irma P. Hall, who’s playing an elderly resident of an extended-care facility in “Getting On.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
