Everybody ages, so why not embrace it? Filled with practical advice for happy, healthy, and independent aging to understand and overcome the changes ahead. Currently, there are over 95 million Americans who are 50 years old or older, more than at any time in our history. This demographic shift is expected to continue. While recent ......
A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing
A toolbox of critical resources that assists families and eldercare professionals with the navigation of aging loved ones based on the author's Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing.
Explains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it Because government policies are based on an ethic of family responsibility, repeated calls to support family members caring for the burgeoning elderly population have gone unanswered. Without publicly funded long-term care services, many ......
Explains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it Because government policies are based on an ethic of family responsibility, repeated calls to support family members caring for the burgeoning elderly population have gone unanswered. Without publicly funded long-term care services, many ......
Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Commitment
Difficult brings to life the conflicts that arise for the mothers who are confronted with the unexpected, burdensome, and even catastrophic dependencies of their adult children associated with mental illness, substance use, or chronic unemployment.Through real stories of mothers and their challenging adult children, this book offers readable, ......
Mothering Challenging Adult Children Through Conflict and Change
A much-needed perspective on how to mother difficult adult children while balancing one's own needs. Difficult brings to life the conflicts that arise for mothers who are confronted with the unexpected, burdensome, and even catastrophic dependencies of their adult children associated with mental illness, substance use, or chronic unemployment. ......
Presents guidelines to help enable aging and social service programs to establish a mental health education and screening program focused on late-life depression. It offers a practical and culturally sensitive approach to mental health education which can be adapted by service programs seeking to identify clinical depression among their older ......
Guides readers in incorporating poetry, music, and other arts into activity programming to increase interaction and encourage amusement and joy in dementia care. Author Gary Glazner demonstrates how anyone can incorporate creative verbal expression into activities of daily living (as well as day-to-day activities) in an effortless, economical, and ......
With contributions from scholars, clinicians, and elder-policy activists, this book documents the interrelated issues of social relationships and health in late life. It describes creative programs and intervention techniques that help maintain the integrity of an older adult's relations, communication pathways, and a sense of belonging.