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OverviewFilled with clear and practical solutions, this step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple home modifications helps seniors make their homes safer and easier to navigate. Lynda Shrager is a registered board-certified occupational therapist, a master's-level social worker, and a certified aging-in-place specialist (CAPS) with more than thirty-seven years' experience in the field of geriatrics and more than thirteen years working with seniors in their homes. It is this mix of qualifications and experience that makes her an expert in adapting environments to increase patient safety and independence. Age in Place is designed to help seniors and their caregivers address these new challenges together and make life at home safer, more manageable, and less stressful for all. Age in Place features the following: A room-by-room walk-through to evaluate and modify safetyRecommendations for the best home medical equipmentWhere to obtain services and additional helpful resourcesA check list for listeners to complete their own walk-through, with a quick and easy guide to making each space safe and manageableOccupational therapy tips in Hacks for Health and Home sections at the end of each chapterA Vital Documents Guide for easy retrieval of important papers in case of an emergenc Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lynda G Shrager , Gavin, MargueritePublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9781982557966ISBN 10: 1982557966 Publication Date: 31 July 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA must-read for anyone facing this overwhelming, yet very common, situation. -- Dr. Robi Ludwig, psychotherapist and author With both wit and wisdom Lynda imparts invaluable strategies and tips to help seniors safely remain in their homes. -- Michael Leonard Wolff, MD, FACP, Albany Medical College Age in Place is a godsend for family caregivers...Filled with practical tips and easily implemented strategies...A pleasure to read. -- Amy S. D'Aprix, MSW, PhD, life-transition expert A helpful, compassionate roadmap...A book that offers tremendous peace of mind. -- Blogcritics "Age in Place is a godsend for family caregivers...Filled with practical tips and easily implemented strategies...A pleasure to read. -- ""Amy S. D'Aprix, MSW, PhD, life-transition expert"" A helpful, compassionate roadmap...A book that offers tremendous peace of mind. -- ""Blogcritics"" A must-read for anyone facing this overwhelming, yet very common, situation. -- ""Dr. Robi Ludwig, psychotherapist and author"" With both wit and wisdom Lynda imparts invaluable strategies and tips to help seniors safely remain in their homes. -- ""Michael Leonard Wolff, MD, FACP, Albany Medical College""" A helpful, compassionate roadmap...A book that offers tremendous peace of mind. -- Blogcritics Age in Place is a godsend for family caregivers...Filled with practical tips and easily implemented strategies...A pleasure to read. -- Amy S. D'Aprix, MSW, PhD, life-transition expert With both wit and wisdom Lynda imparts invaluable strategies and tips to help seniors safely remain in their homes. -- Michael Leonard Wolff, MD, FACP, Albany Medical College A must-read for anyone facing this overwhelming, yet very common, situation. -- Dr. Robi Ludwig, psychotherapist and author Author InformationLynda Shrager, OTR, MSW, CAPS, has practiced in the medical field of geriatric rehabilitation, focusing on all aspects of senior health and wellness, for over thirty-seven years. She combines her expertise as an occupational therapist, master's-level social worker, professional organizer, and certified aging-in-place specialist to provide therapeutic care in the patient's home environment and in educating their caregivers. Shrager is author of Otherwise Healthy and her newspaper column, Mom's Rx, appeared in the Albany Times Union for over ten years and as well as in countless newspapers across the country. Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children's fiction. AudioFile magazine says, Marguerite Gavin...has a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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