Aging category: 2173 books

In 1994, Marcia Oliver MSPT, found a heartwarming niche she loved and that loved her back . . . until she began to understand that some unethical physical therapists where cheating their home health patients out of the time and treatment that Medicare was paying for! Home care physical therapy pay...

This lively book, based on personal experience, is full of practical suggestions for people preparing to retire. While based on the New Zealand scene, readers in other countries will also find the material thought-provoking and encouraging. Retired Methodist minister and hospital chaplain,...

"My parent needs help, but refuses to consider a nursing home." That’s the dilemma facing millions of baby boomers today. How can we ensure responsible, compassionate, even uplifting care for our aging parents at home? Mindfulness is key, Ann Cason writes. Good care begins with...

Learn To Successfully Navigate The Medicare Maze! Discover Medicare Rules, Enrollment Periods and Penalties with 15 Successful Tried & True Facts & Tools. Did you know that in the United States 9,000 people a day are turning 65! In this informative Itty Bitty Book, Joyce Khoury shows you how...

Shocking to learn from a simple hair analysis test, author Samantha Jones was poisoned by thallium, the slow and silent killer. Here is a brief history of thallium, along with self-help and detox information. Watch out for the controlling quiet types in your life. They may fit the poisoner's profile....

A new study of Egypt's resources for elder care, and an exploration of the cultural and social attitudes that impact this ever-increasing need in modern society The Egyptian society is aging. Families have to find solutions for care-dependent older persons, while at the same time, social changes threaten...

Who’s Going to Be There in Your Final Days? Losing Home is an engaging real-life tale of one woman’s 5-decade long association with her childhood home, her stable family life and an energetic mom who became her best friend. This life, as both mom and daughter knew it, was supposed to go on forever...

Growing old need not signal the end of one’s productivity nor represent a threat to leave one’s home. Anne R. Rachin's heartwarming new book is a roadmap for how we can achieve this hopeful goal for our aging loved ones. “I was a Nurse but . . . my Dad . . . wanted to die in his own home . . ....

After a life-threatening accident stopped her completely in her tracks a few years ago, author Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse and her family came to truly understand that we are all one event from a lifestyle change. Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter clearly illustrated the importance of this when she said:...

The journey through dementia or Alzheimer's is a challenge filled with riddles and mazes that families often cannot solve. This is the story of one such journey told through the eyes of a daughter who loses her mother to dementia only to find a new and different relationship.  Marie is...

How To Get Rid of Crow's Feet As we become older the aging process that occurs makes it inevitable that we begin to develop lines and creases around the eyes; which are known as crows feet. Some people have even called the "laughing lines," however most women do not like them and become...

For the first time in human history, the prospect of living a long, healthy and productive life has become a reality for the majority of people What was the privilege of the few has become the destiny of the many. Robert Butler, MD, Gerontologist Choices & Changes is offered as a guide on how...

Thank God I’m Frank, is a true story of when I rescued my aging father from himself. After navigating a complex medical legal system in Minnesota, I persevered to bring my ailing father home to live out his days at my ranch in Colorado. This is a memoir about dementia, alcoholism, and dysfunctional...

Offers inspiration and guidance to help you make greater meaning and flourish amid the challenges of aging. It taps ancient Jewish wisdom for values, tools and precedents to frame new callings and beginnings, shifting family roles, and experiences of illness and death. For seekers of all faiths; for personal use and caregiving settings.