aging in place designing adapting and enhancing the home

Aging in Place: Designing, Adapting, and Enhancing the Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taira, Ellen D. / Carlson, Jodi L., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Provide a comfortable living environment for the aging Aging in Place: Designing, Adapting, and Enhancing the Home Environment gives you a complete examination of current trends in adaptive home designs for older adults. As a therapist, designer, architect, builder, home planner, social worker, community organizer, or gerontologist, Aging in Place will show you innovative home designs and studies for creating environments that offer optimal living for aging adults. Complete with diagrams, floor plans, and tables, Aging in Place helps you to improve the quality of life for the elderly by offering them state-of-the-art designs that encourage independence and dignity. This unique and exciting book covers topics such as universal design which strives to create everyday environments and products like door handles and light switches that are usable by all people to the greatest extent possible, regardless of age or ability. Aging in Place will also show you how to: use follow-up visits by occupational therapists to ensure successful use of home modifications create environments that are helpful for vision rehabilitation by using controlled lighting and color schemes evaluate the quality of life for elderly people living in personal dwellings, specialized housing, and nursing homes explore architectural barriers and the uses of helping devices for elderly people examine research critiques of adaptive toilet equipment investigate modifications that have been made in homes for the elderly in India analyze ways in which elderly people have changed their homes to make the telephone more accessibleAging in Place is a complete guide to understanding the needs and latest trends in optimizing the living space of elderly persons. The book gives you access to several studies on elderly people's environmental needs and preferences in regard to modifications in personal and public dwellings. This information will assist you with better serving the elderly by helping them live more independently.

Blessings of Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morgan, D., PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, The gentle artistry and poetry of D. Morgan take us to the place where our hearts most want to be--home. Our piece of heaven on earth, home puts the soul at ease, comforts the weary traveler, and holds our dearest and warmest memories. Celebrate the heart's resting place and the people who live there.

Family Support for the Elderly: The International Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendig, Hal / Hashimoto, Akiko / Coppard, Larry C., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The size of the world's elderly population continues to increase and alternative ways of providing support are continually being sought. This support depends in large measure on families and other informal care-givers complementing the health and social services. In , the World Assembly on Aging directed international attention to the primary role of the family in supporting the elderly, while highlighting the lack of information on aging and families, particularly in developing countries. Initiated by the World Health Organization's Global Program for Health of the ELderly, this book provides an introduction to the understanding of aging and family relations. The chapters are designed to heighten appreciation of the cultural diversity of aging, and to contribute to the improvement of policies and programs aimed at enhancing the well-being of the world's increasing numbers of elderly people. The international contributors have all worked extensively in the field, and the comparisons they draw between practice in different countries has not been previously published in such detail.

Free Radicals in Aging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yu, Byung Pal, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Free Radicals in Aging presents new findings regarding the involvement of free radicals in the aging process. It covers the basic elements of free radical biochemistry, free radicals in cellular damage, anti-oxidant defenses, implications of free radicals in a variety of age-related diseases, and future directions of free radicals in gerontology. The effects of exercise on free radicals and the aging process are discussed as well. Free Radicals in Aging is an excellent reference for gerontologists, pathologists, and other researchers interested in this increasingly important topic.

Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging: Answers to Help You Make the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Creagan, Edward T. / Clinic, Mayo, PUBLISHER: Mayo Clinic, Heredity and genetics play active roles in the aging process, but making better health and well-being decisions today can delay or even alter the effects of aging. Mayo Clinic gives readers guidance in making the appropriate lifestyle choices.

Prayers of an Omega: Facing the Transitions of Aging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiebe, Katie Funk, PUBLISHER: Herald Press, "Eightysomething", "Bald Heads and Purple Hair", and "Wednesday Is Humpday" -- these prayers and many more speak for anyone in the omega (the last letter of the Greek alphabet) stage of later adulthood. Without denying the aging process, Katie Funk Wiebe celebrates the reality that even as the physical body weakens the inner life can grow stronger.

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buhalis, Dimitrios / Tjoa, A. Min / Jafari, Jafar, PUBLISHER: Springer, The proceedings of the conference ENTER - International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism - provide an international forum for the discussion of the role of telecommunication and information systems in tourism, inform potential users and people concerned with the importance of such technologies and explain their functioning. The following topics are treated in this volume: Dynamic Marketing Applications Using IT. - Designing Information Systems. - Using the Internet. - Transformation of the Travel Industry. - Re-engineering Management Approaches. - Enhancing Tourism Intermediaries. - New Horizons for Destination Management Systems. - Strategic Management in Tourism. - New IT Uses in Tourism.

Of Landscape and Longing: Finding a Home at the Water's Edge

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Servid, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: Milkweed Editions, Though Americans move frequently and often live far from the place they were born, they retain a memory of the landscape of childhood. For Carolyn Servid, and for others who love shorelines and boats, this imprinted place is where water meets trees. Using memoir as a means of meditation, Servid writes about connections to the land and the ways our love of a place can lead us to see it as an adversary, as she once felt during an ascent in Glacier Bay; as something to be consumed, as in the sprouting of mansions in the valleys of Colorado; or as a lover, as in her intimate, abiding knowledge of the shore near her home, where her greatest pleasure is to row her Banks dory among the whales and nearby islands.

Lucy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miles, Ellen, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Paperbacks, Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Lucy, the bassett mix has super-long ears, a mournful howl, and, as the Petersons soon discover, a penchant for burying things. Will they be able to find this soulful puppy a caring home?

Aging of US Air Force Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Research Council / Aging of U S Air Force Aircraft Commit / Natl Res Council, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U.S. Air Force's operational fleet are more than 25 years old. A few will be replaced with new aircraft, but many are expected to remain in service an additional 25 years or more. This book provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the Air Force's aging airframe structures. It includes a detailed summary of the structural status of the aging force, identification of key technical issues, recommendations for near-term engineering and management actions, and prioritized near-term and long-term research recommendations.

Medical Practice Management System [With CDROM]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nadeau, Linda, PUBLISHER: Delmar Thomson Learning, A medical office will be more successful if it has a strategy in place that will enhance health outcomes, increase patient satisfaction, and add value to the health care product being delivered. This system will help you formulate procedures and policies to put you and your practice on a path to success. The Medical Practice Management System is a tool for you, the office administrator or medical office administration student, to begin preparing and enhancing your office's strategy for the future. By utilizing this system, you will walk through writing a business plan, setting employment standards, coordinating facility operations, and implementing HIPAA policies. Also, the Medical Practice Management System is a dynamic way to learn the policies and procedures that are used in the medical office, emphasizing the importance of having policies in place and the considerations that go into developing those policies.

Homeowner's Record Keeper: The Perfect Place to Keep Track

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Henry de Tessan, Christina / Chronicle Books / De Tessan, Christina H., PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books (CA), This workbook is an indispensable aid to the preservation and improvement of the investment that is your home. keep track of home records and maintenance schedules, prioritize repairs and improvements, and sketch out concepts and proposals for future projects. Appropriate for first-time buyers as well as seasoned homeowners, the "Homeowner's Record Keeper" will help you enjoy your home for years to come.

Massage Therapy: The Evidence for Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rich, Grant Jewell, PUBLISHER: Mosby Ltd., The first text of its kind to provide evidence-based research on massage therapy. This much-needed volume presents massage-related research on: stress (post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression, abuse), spinal cord injuries, enhancing growth (pregnancy and infancy), pain reduction (rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, migraine, and fibromyalgia), pediatrics, the elderly, increasing emplyee satisfaction (chair massage), enhancing cognition (alertness, autism), and immunity (HIV, cancer).

New Family Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tolpin, Jim / Lathrop, Mary, PUBLISHER: Taunton Press, Imagine a home designed for the family that lives in it. Author Jim Tolpin features 24 of them in The New Family Home, an innovative and inspiring look at the changing family home in America. The New Family Home takes readers on a tour of homes that meet the unique needs of families of all kinds. From flexible floor plans for blended families, to houses with a heightened sense of style for empty-nesters, this book calls to mind the essential bond between a family and the place it calls home. -- A diverse look at a wide variety of family homes. -- Includes floor plans, color illustrations, and more than 200 photographs.

For Everything There Is a Season: Views from Middle Age Plus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thornton, Carolyn Gray / Massey, Ellen Gray, PUBLISHER: Skyward Publishing Company, With the over 65 age group the fasting growing group on the market today, Carolyn's book hits home. Her rich wisdom and humor is to be cherished by all, and especially for those who find themselves in the mist of middle age plus. Carolyn invites readers to face those middle age plus years with laughter and motivation, showing by example how we face life with renewed strength as we age. The book contains a treasure of life long living experiences that place aging as another phase of life to be enjoyed.

Handbook of Geriatric Nursing Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse Publishing / Andrews, Marcia / Johnson, Peter H., PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, This compact and practical manual offers more than 250 entries and scores of helpful illustrations. Contents include contributors and consultants; foreword; A-to-Z topics covering diseases and disorders, treatments, medication administration, pressure ulcer prevention, patient teaching, wound care, and more; social, legal, and ethical challenges, including abuse and neglect, advance directives, falls and prevention, polypharmacy, and more; and appendices: physiologic changes in aging, lab value changes in aging, pharmacodynamic changes and aging, and levels of care.

The Down Home Guide to the Blues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Frank / Down Home Music, PUBLISHER: A Cappella Books (IL), Frank Scott and the staff of Down Home Music A complete discography with reviews of the blues and gospel recordings released in the U.S., Europe, and Japan on LP, CD, and cassette. Selected as a "Best Reference Book of the Year" by Library Journal.

Economics of Population Aging: The "Graying" of Australia,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schulz, James H. / Borowski, Allan / Crown, William H., PUBLISHER: Auburn House Pub. Co., This book examines claims that aging populations will create serious economic problems for various nations. It examines the question in large part through the eyes of researchers and legislators in three target countries: Australia, Japan, and the United States. These countries were chosen because of similar states of economic development and because all were experiencing a rapid aging of their populations. A comprehensive overview is provided of the economic issues related to aging populations. Several aspects are explored in more depth. To date, it is the most complete and thorough study of economic issues associated with population aging. After a brief review of the phenomenon of demographic aging, the authors give a summary of the major economic programs offered to the aged. Extensive research is used to evaluate the concept of dependency ratios and to predict the impact on younger and older persons of future economic and demographic growth. This discussion then provides the basis for a review of evolving retirement policies in the three countries. Special attention is given to the way pension plans have been designed, especially early and mandatory retirement policies. An assessment of the adequacy of retirement income follows. The final three chapters are devoted to policy options for the future, given trends in demographic aging. Social scientists and economists will be most interested in this study.

Reflective Faculty Evaluation: Enhancing Teaching and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Centra, John A., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, Centra underscores the importance of active methods of teaching and the need to evaluate those methods in less traditional ways. He discusses the value and proper use of self-reports and portfolios, and examines better ways to involve colleagues in evaluating and improving teaching.

Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barberich, Christene / Pottery Barn Editors, PUBLISHER: Oxmoor House, Celebrate the pleasures of the outdoors. "Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces is filled with inspiration and expert advice for planning and decorating outdoor rooms of all shapes and sizes. Create living rooms, napping spaces, and entertaining areas that extend beyond the walls of your home. In chapters devoted to everything from cooking and dining to playing and relaxing, you'll find quick and easy techniques for designing open-air rooms that reflect your style and are a natural continuation of your favorite indoor spaces.

The Form of Cities: Political Economy and Urban Design

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cuthbert, Alexander, PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishers, "The Form of Cities "offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict. Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy. Demonstrates different ways of conceptualising the city, whether through aesthetics or the prism of gender, for example. Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, but retains a sophisticated interpretative edge. Complements "Designing Cities" by the same author (Blackwell, ).

Designing for Small Homes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Landis, Dylan / Warner, Donna, PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, This is the perfect volume for anyone who is looking for inspiration and ideas to make their home work harder and live easier whether it's small or large.

Charting Made Incredibly Easy!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Now nurses can chart the Incredibly Easy way with this remarkable reference. They'll find easy-to-follow directions for charting thoroughly and accurately in all clinical situations. And they'll learn to improve speed and efficiency, reduce legal risks, and meet requirements for licensing, accreditation, and reimbursement. Contents include charting basics: understanding charting, the nursing process, plans of care, and charting systems; charting in contemporary health care: acute care, home health care, longterm care, and rehabilitation; and special topics: enhancing charting, avoiding legal pitfalls, and documenting procedures.

Aging and the Family Theory and Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosemary Blieszner Victoria Hildevitch Bedford, PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, NA

A Vital Link: Health and the Environment in Canada

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canada, PUBLISHER: Canadian Government Publishing, How to limit environmental health risks while preserving and enhancing the environment.

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