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Aging At Home

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According to AARP, 90 percent of seniors and 80 percent of baby boomers want remain in their homes for as long as possible. In order for this to happen, we really need to look at aging from a holistic perspective and think outside of the box in terms of models of care and fiscally responsible solutions. My book, Happiness Is Growing Old at Home, explores innovative ways to help elders live out their years in the comfort of their own homes. Being medical writer, I thrive on doing research and digging as deep as I have to in order to get all of the facts. I used this same approach when I wrote my book which offers creative, cost-effective ideas on how to help a parent grow old at home with dignity. I introduce the reader to an exciting world of new, easy-to-use, high-tech devices and suggest how they can work in tandem with more traditional care. I also provide savvy guidance on how to evaluate and deal with home health care agencies. While coordinating care for my elderly mother, who died at home at the age of 95, I had the opportunity to work with two in-home health care agencies—one was great and the other only added stress to an already stressful situation. I analyze the reasons for the differences and present guidelines and warning signs. At the end of my book are questionnaires that can be used in assessing and selecting quality in-home care, rehab, and hospice services. With first-hand experience in helping a parent age gracefully at home, I have written a practical, user-friendly book with warmth, wisdom, and a touch of humor. As one of the reviewers stated, “Reading this book is like having a long conversation with a friend over coffee.” A vast array of topics such as simple ways to improve home safety, signs and symptoms that may indicate that assistance is needed, the importance of good nutrition and exercise, exercises to prevent falls, ways to manage medications and enhance compliance, and many more are addressed in this engaging, comprehensive, holistic guide to home care. An extensive annotated list of Web sites provides a wealth of information on a wide range of subjects. “Happiness Is Growing Old at Home” is an invaluable resource that will help you and your parent share this once-in-a-lifetime journey and is bound to inspire baby boomers to think about the care they would like for themselves in the future and what that care might look like. The field of geriatrics and in-home care is burgeoning with new information and new lifestyle-enhancing devices. For the latest updates on how to help your parent remain independent longer, visit my Web site, www.agingathome.info. Praise for Happiness Is Growing Old at Home "Sooner or later, you or someone you love will need the information in Happiness Is Growing Old at Home. Maria Tadd has crafted a marvelous guide in helping our elders maintain their function and independence. This highly practical book is one of the best in this field. — Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions “Happiness Is Growing Old at Home is an invaluable resource for everyone whose parents are beginning to decline." — Christiane Northrup, MD , Ob/Gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause “Virtually all of us will share the inevitability of aging parents and our own aging. You SHOULD READ THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU NEED IT!!! It is filled with practical and remarkably useful information. I suggest that every adult should study Maria's book and make a master condensed list of how to manage aging.” — Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, author, neurosurgeon, founder and first President of the American Holistic Medical Association, founder and President of Holos Institutes of Health Book is available from amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

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