Download or read book Tips for Aging at Home written by Laura N. Gitlin and published by Camino Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us seek to remain independent and stay in our own homes for as long as possible. However, as we age, we may experience changes in our abilities to do what matters most to us. These changes may involve dressing, bathing, toileting, preparing meals, reading, going up and down stairs, or other activities. But there is good news! This book provides simple tips"€"identified in research and clinical practice"€"that can be tried at home. These straightforward suggestions may help you do what matters to you. Find the activity you want to do, try a few of the listed tips, and keep track of which ones were most helpful.
Download or read book Quick Guide to Aging at Home written by Angie Shea and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick Guide to Aging at Home is an easy-to-read resource that provides a starting place for individuals who are wishing to remain at home, or for family members involved in helping their loved ones preserve their independence. Topics covered help the reader to recognize when they or a loved one may need to have help in order to remain in their homes safely, as well as explanations of the many options available for people and how those are funded. There is also a helpful section that deals with challenges that family caregivers experience, and how to get the help they need in order to avoid burnout.
Download or read book Aging with Care written by Amanda Lambert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding the right fit to match aging adults with the best caregiver to assist them in their home can be fraught with challenge. In today’s pressurized world, the process involves overstressed family members and a shortage of great caregivers. So many adult children are seeking a helping hand and a friendly, experienced voice to guide them through this emotionally charged rite of passage. Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers in the Home, takes a personal, professional, and sometimes humorous approach to the challenges, benefits, pitfalls and problems of hiring in-home caregivers. Here, two geriatric care experts explore the essential credentials and experience a home caregiver should have, pitfalls to avoid, hiring options and managing costs, and the decisions that go into finding the right fit for your loved one to be able to age in place. Sharing stories and insights from interviews with caregivers and elders, as well as industry experts, they walk you through the ins and outs, and provide you with the tools necessary to making the best care choices you can for the ones you love.
Download or read book The Short Guide to Aging and Gerontology written by de Medeiros, Kate and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the field of aging and gerontology grows worldwide, this exciting guide introduces students to key issues and concepts. It covers topics related to the phenomena of advancing aging, including how older age has been defined historically, cultural myths related to advanced age, health and function in later life, how older age is financed throughout the world, and other key questions. Taking a multiple-perspective approach (including humanities, social and behavioral sciences and policy studies), the book's features include further reading for each chapter, a glossary of key terms, and tables that provide easy reference points.
Download or read book Introduction to Aging written by Judith A. Sugar, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new textbook creates a paradigm shift with a very practical approach to problem solving. Aging is an asset. Its focus on well care rather than just sick care by understanding physical fitness, sexual fitness, consumer fitness, nutritional fitness and social fitness among others, all point to aging as an asset leading to civic fitness and the potential for intergenerational support. This text may help springboard Gerontology into the 21st Century as the field creating excitement and hope for students and teachers alike." Cullen T. Hayashida, Ph.D. Director, Kupuna (Elder) Education Center Kapi'olani Community College University of Hawaii This research-based yet highly engaging textbook for undergraduate and masters-level college students ushers in a new paradigm of aging-that of aging as a positive stage of life. It offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the broad range of topics that comprise gerontology, using theoretical and research-based information while providing engrossing narratives and real examples of new trends, surprising findings, and controversial topics. The volume dispels many of the myths about aging through careful reporting of facts, issues, and trends. It sheds a positive light on getting older by viewing the elderly and near old as a diverse, capable subset of our population. A discussion of roles in the family, workplace, and greater society along with physical changes, health, sexuality, living environment, work, retirement, and cultural considerations reveal the challenges and opportunities faced by our rapidly aging population. This text comes with access to PowerPoint slides and an instructor's manual including learning objectives, key terms, test questions, suggested topics for essays and discussion, and suggested classroom activities and homework assignments. Key Features: Conceptualizes aging in America as a positive social revolution with far-reaching consequences Dispels negative myths about aging Engages the reader with vivid narratives Includes practical applications of knowledge throughout the text Includes instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides, and resources for additional learning opportunities Targeted to the needs of undergraduate and masters-level gerontology students
Download or read book Hive written by Lisa M. Cini and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not just a book, its a MOVEMENT. Lisa did not choose to write Hive, Hive chose her. Kute Blackson, transformational teacher and bestselling author of You.Are.The.One. Four generations live under one roof in Columbus, Ohio, and theyve figure out to make it work: dividing responsibilities and chores, re-designing some physical spaces for privacy, and reconfiguring others into common areas for all to gather and enjoy living together. This tale of heartache, heroism, and hope is one familys multi generational social experiment, which encompasses kids in their teens, parents in their forties, grandparents in their seventies, and a ninety-plus year-old great-grandmother. Together, as they navigate the joys and challenges that come with aging in America, theyre also answering the question, How does family help you thrive at home when youre old? An Alzheimers/dementia diagnosis adds a layer of complexity, yet the family resolves to keep their eldest at home for as long as shes happy, safe and engaged in life. The younger generation learns much from their elders, and the elders from their children. While mastering the use of technology and new family systems, theyre also mastering the use of humor, tolerance, and patience. Ultimately, thats what makes this four-generation experiment a success. Practical design advice and clear-eyed strategies are mixed with personal tips and observations, making it easy to see how anyone can transform their home in into their own multi-generational living situation. Her stories are honest, both funny and poignant. The familys fiascos are counterbalanced by their many successes, the greatest one being that as individuals and as a family, they continue to thrive.
Download or read book Age in Place written by Lynda Shrager OTR, MSW and published by Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference offers clear and practical solutions for seniors with decreased mobility, along with their caretakers. Author Lynda Shrager is an occupational therapist, a master's level social worker, and a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) with more than 37 years of geriatrics experience.This book is designed to help seniors and their caregivers address these new challenges together to make life at home safer, more manageable, and less stressful for all.
Download or read book Home Care for the Elderly written by Jay Portnow and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this reassuring guide, readers will discover the simple trade secrets that doctors, nurses and others have used for years to help elderly people live comfortable, dignified and happy lives.
Download or read book Introduction to Aging written by Judith A. Sugar, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this engaging text reflects a welcome new paradigm for aging—that of aging as a positive stage of life. Written for undergraduate and masters-level students, it provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the wide variety of subject areas within gerontology, and combines research with engrossing narratives, new trends, and controversial topics. Substantially updated, the second edition features integrated content on the diversity of the aging population. State-of-the-art information includes new science on the biology of aging; chronic conditions; integrated care; changing roles for older adults; new demographics; and critical policy issues. The second edition examines career opportunities in gerontology and includes Practical Applications and Student Activities, new scenarios, and many more charts and graphs. Qualified instructors have access to supplementary material, including PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and an instructor’s manual. Key Features: Conceptualizes a positive approach to aging, with an emphasis on the advantages and opportunities presented by the large and growing number of older Americans Delivers comprehensive, interdisciplinary coverage of aging topics Dispels negative myths about aging Engages the reader with vivid narratives and thought-provoking activities Offers a broad range of subject areas in the field, from biological aging processes, to economics and living arrangements Provides instructor’s manual, PowerPoint slides, and test bank for additional learning Includes access to student activities answer key New to the Second Edition: Presents a new chapter on careers in aging, which explores expanding opportunities Explores new and updated demographics Includes new information on personality, palliative care, age-friendly communities, homelessness, social networks, Medicaid, and more Presents a new approach to elder abuse focusing on solutions to social isolation, a major cause of abuse
Download or read book The American Geriatrics Society s Complete Guide to Aging Health written by Mark E. Williams and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1995 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential reference for all aging Americans and their families, and the most important, comprehensive, and useful guide of its kind ever published. Covers: how we age, how to make wise health-care decisions, alternatives for long-term care, and aging and public policy.
Download or read book Retooling for an Aging America written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Download or read book Prepared written by Cheryl Field and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared! A Healthcare Guide for Aging Adults is written for anyone who is or has a senior parent, spouse, or loved one with changes in health. Being prepared before, during, and after entering the healthcare system is vital to one's overall healthcare experience. Prepared! A Healthcare Guide for Aging Adults promises to simply and swiftly arm readers with strategies for thriving through the transitions brought on by changes in a health status. The objective for completing this work was to give readers a self-guided advocacy book to be used again and again by documenting advice, tips, and suggestions in small doses of content based on where you or your loved one is in the transition in or out of the healthcare system. This is a guide book to help reduce the feelings of fear and uncertainty and replace them with confidence and reassurance. The book's mantra is be your own B.I.T.C.H. This funny and provocative acronym is a portable guide for staying grounded in the moment of chaos. Prepared! A Healthcare Guide for Aging Adults will help you: Be prepared for change Inform yourself as a consumer Take control of your own plan for care Communicate and collaborate with your care team Head back home Prepared! A Healthcare Guide for Aging Adults is written by a master prepared nurse with 30+ years experience in senior care. The book will provide you with expert "insider's" advice which will serve as a resource to come back to again and again. Throughout this book you will find personal and professional stories and lessons learned, summary tips, and resource materials. In addition to understanding how health care systems function, you will gain an understanding of what it's like to spend a day in the life of a caregiver. Physicians, nurses, and certified nurse's assistants are leaving the senior care space at an alarming rate. The staffing crisis in senior care has been a topic of discussion, regulation, and funding which intensified during the COVID pandemic. Prepared! A Healthcare Guide for Aging Adults builds caregiver empathy among its readers and arms them with the skills and compassion to work with the facility staff on achieving healthcare outcomes. This book will help you keep up with change in the senior care industry by providing links to the author's website where resources can be updated and lists keywords in the book for those of you who wish to go beyond this book, and make it easy for you to put the right words into your internet search engine and get the answers that you're looking for. This book will prepare you for the unexpected, yet highly expected "Oh Sh*t" moments that are too often a fact for aging people.
Download or read book The Power Years written by Ken Dychtwald and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-09-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to stop worrying about money and start having more fun? Do you wish you had more time to spend with family and friends? Do you want to live the life you always envisioned? Then it's time for your Power Years. The Power Years is your step-by-step guide to repowerment and personal reinvention after forty. In this unique guidebook, world-renowned psychologist and leading authority on aging Ken Dychtwald and award-winning journalist Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how you can make the Power Years the best years of your life—by far. As we baby boomers move into the next stage of life, we now have the opportunity to experience a mold-shattering period of reinvention and personal growth, career liberation, nourishing relationships, and financial freedom. The Power Years helps us envision and embrace this new chapter of life as we develop a carefully thought-out plan for personal fulfillment. Sharing the inspiring stories of fascinating people as well as plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how you can: Rediscover your life's purpose Find a new balance between satisfying work and enjoyable leisure Thrive in the home and location of your dreams Rekindle long-held passions and/or find new interests Rediscover and forge vital relationships Keep your financial life running smoothly Contribute to society and leave a lasting legacy Have fun again! From staying connected with your kids, family, and friends to going back to school for the fun and challenge of it, from finding new companions to volunteering, from exploring a new career to traveling the world, The Power Years is your complete road map to living your best possible life—right now. The Power Years is a step-by-step guide to repowerment and personal reinvention after forty. In this unique guidebook, Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J. Kadlec combine their decades of cutting-edge research and reporting to reveal how readers can make the Power Years the best years of their lives. The Power Years helps readers envision and embrace this new chapter of life as they develop a carefully thought-out plan for personal fulfillment. Sharing inspiring stories of fascinating people and plenty of prescriptive advice, the authors reveal how to rediscover life’s purpose, find a balance between work and leisure, rediscover and forge vital relationships, keep finances running smoothly, and more. The Power Years is a complete road map to living the best possible life–right now. "My life keeps getting better, not just because I've enjoyed success in the business world, but because I wake up every day with a passion for what I do. You can—and should—discover that feeling too. Let Dychtwald and Kadlec show you how. They've written a crisp, actionable guide to a great rest of your life." —Donald J. Trump, Chairman of Trump Enterprises and author of Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life "The Power Years, brimming with insights culled from decades of leading-edge research, turns conventional notions of retirement upside down. This upbeat, thoroughly enjoyable book will help you both envision and fund your dreams. Truly, it's a 'user's guide to the rest of your life.'" —Jane Bryant Quinn, author of Making the Most of Your Money "Are you going to live longer—or will it just feel like it? The Power Years is a wonderful guidebook that helps us realize our potential by redefining our expectations as we mature and grow more powerful. An exceptional resource for anyone ready for a new view of their coming decades." —Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Professor of Surgery at Columbia University and author of YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger “For anyone beginning the second half of life, The Power Years will psyche you up for the great adventure ahead.” --Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do With My Life? “In the field of ‘middlescence,’ as he calls it, Ken Dychtwald is the master. I count on his brilliance, his pioneering ideas, his courage, and his optimism and we would all be poorer without him. I recommend The Power Years without reservation. It is a must read.” --Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute? “I have been learning from Ken Dychtwald for years and am convinced that he is today's most original thinker on this important subject.” --President Jimmy Carter “While powerful and complex currents of demographic change are sweeping the globe, little has been said about what the post-World War II generation wants from later life. In The Power Years, Dychtwald and Kadlec provide a well-informed and optimistic roadmap for how this new chapter of life need not be a period of retreat and decline, but instead holds the potential for becoming a time of renewal and personal reinvention.” --Sir John Bond, Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc “If you want to make your future years the best years ever--to feel ageless and experience a dynamic, purposeful, joyful, and full life--read The Power Years.” --Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and coauthor of The One Minute Millionaire “Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J. Kadlec have written a fantastic book filled with compelling data and anecdotes that show that the so-called declining years are anything but. The Power Years helped rid me of much of my worry about what lies ahead and gave me specific, solid ideas for how to make the next 50 years top the first 50 for financial success, career satisfaction, and overall fun.” --James J. Cramer, author of Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World, CNBC commentator, and cofounder of TheStreet.com
Download or read book Elder Care Made Easier written by Marion Somers and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culled from the author's real-world experiences, this guide to the tasks of being an elder caregiver contains heartfelt stories as well as a framework that allows readers to face their challenges in an organized manner. By simply implementing a couple of Dr. Marion's 10 steps, caregivers can quickly ease caregiving panic by equipping themselves with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about everything from adapted equipment for the elderly and housing to financial and legal issues.--From publisher description.
Download or read book Anti Aging Beginners Guide written by Eve C Bird and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every practical step here are things you can get in your home and around you. Why not engage in a routine that is at arms reach everyday, and that causes you less stress. No need to leap, you can take these easy steps one at a time. In these pages, you'll find more than just skincare routines and plans; you'll encounter a roadmap to a life infused with energy, resilience, and joy. Through easy, practical steps, this book empowers you to rewrite the narrative of aging, revealing the transformative power of mindful choices with very easy steps. Say goodbye to the stereotypes of aging and hello to a life where each day is a celebration of vitality. Embrace "Anti Aging Beginners Guide" as your guide to not just aging gracefully, but thriving at every stage. It's time to embark on a journey that transcends time-your journey to a radiant, fulfilling, and age-defying life starts now.
Download or read book Finding Freedom at Home written by Sam Sellers and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Sam Sellers answers the wide-ranging questions that adult children and their parents have when discussing aging at home. He has written a comprehensive guide, in an easy-to- read style, which really gets to the key issues and choices of In Home Care. Sam addresses such questions as: What are the financial considerations of In Home Care?; How can family members negotiate with loved ones that are resisting help?; What are the key questions to ask when interviewing and selecting a Home Care agency, and lots of other very important considerations.
Download or read book Simple Home Modification for Aging in Place written by Carol Ann Crouch and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
