Age in Place
- Author Lynda G. Shrager
- Narrator Marguerite Gavin
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 31 July 2018
- Run Time 4 hours and 52 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Age groups: the elderly, Architecture, Care of the elderly, Coping with ageing.
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What to expect
Filled 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 emergencyCritics Review
“A helpful, compassionate roadmap…A book that offers tremendous peace of mind.”
“Age in Place is a godsend for family caregivers…Filled with practical tips and easily implemented strategies…A pleasure to read.”
“With both wit and wisdom Lynda imparts invaluable strategies and tips to help seniors safely remain in their homes.”
“A must-read for anyone facing this overwhelming, yet very common, situation.”
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