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Age in Place

Age in Place


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A practical step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple modifications that can help seniors make their homes safer and easier to navigate, this reference offers readers clear and practical solutions. Author Lynda Shrager is a registered, national 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 qualification and experience that makes her an expert in adapting the environment to increase patient safety and independence. 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.

Features include:
- Room-by-room walk through to evaluate and modify safety of the home
- Photographs of modifications from patients' homes
- Recommendations for the best home medical equipment
- Where to obtain services and additional helpful resources
- Check list for the reader to complete their own room by room walk through with a quick and easy guide to making each space safe and manageable
- "Hacks for Health and Home" at the end of each chapter with occupational therapy tips
- Vital Documents Guide for easy retrieval of important papers in case of an emergency
About the Author: Lynda Shrager, OTR, MSW, CAPS is the author of Otherwise Healthy(R) - A Planner to Focus Your Thoughts on Organizing Life after Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Her newspaper column "Mom's Rx", appeared in the Hearst daily Albany Times Union for over 10 years and appeared in countless newspapers across the country. In 2009 Lynda became a featured columnist for Everyday Health (everydayhealth.com), one of the country's leading online consumer health web sites. For over thirty-seven years Lynda has practiced in the medical field of geriatric rehabilitation, focusing on all aspects of senior health and wellness. Lynda combines her expertise as an occupational therapist, master's level social worker, professional organizer and certified aging in place specialist to pursue her passion of providing therapeutic care in the patient's home environment and in educating their caregivers.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781945188183
  • Publisher: Bull Publishing Company
  • Publisher Imprint: Bull Publishing Company
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1945188189
  • Publisher Date: 04 Apr 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Guide to Modifying, Organizing and Decluttering Mom and Dad's Home
  • Width: 152 mm


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