A brief but engaging look at getting older. In Age, biogerontologist Suresh Rattan delves into the fascinating biology and philosophy of aging. Beginning with an exploration of the chemical origins and fundamental characteristics of life, Rattan then explains how gerontologists interpret human life as a continuum divided into four "ages." Our age ......
Operations Management and Marketing for Assisted Living, Memory Care, In
The essential guide to managing senior living communities--now updated! Senior Living Communities has long been considered the most comprehensive guide to revolutionizing the management practices of communities catering to seniors. Now in its third edition, Benjamin W. Pearce's updated book lays out the latest operational guidelines, assessment ......
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. ......
Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults - generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and resource challenges, which contribute to a disproportionate number of deaths in the face of major disasters. But some challenges are less visible. ......
The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook on Aging and Work is a comprehensive resource for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking a broad overview of interrelated topics concerning the aging workforce or insightful discussions of specific issues and challenges facing people in the demographic. Notably, its chapters address the impact of current ......
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 ......
This book combines qualitative research findings from interviews with seventeen women who are living with HIV with the author's own lived experiences to offer the reader an intimate portrait of women living and aging with HIV today.
We all forget some things, sometimes. But as we age, those moments seem to happen more and more often. Preventing Senior Moments is the first book that identifies the brain processes that cause senior moments and suggests prevention strategies that anyone can use.
The Three Stages of Healthy, Happy, and Meaningful Senior Years
Growing old is challenging. The tendency is to think there is nothing left to live for; no point in defying the looming number on the mortality chart. Embracing Elderhood offers a palliative to the pessimism that leads to 'dying before we die!' It loudly proclaims, being old is about chronology; being an Elder is about attitude.