Aging category: 2173 books
Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe
Investigating Institutional Change and Social Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Over the last two decades, many changes have happened to the social welfare policies of various industrial countries. Citizens have seen their pensions, unemployment benefits, and general healthcare policies shrink as “belt tightening” measures are enforced. But in contrast, long-term care...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Since the early 1990s, long-term care policies have undergone significant transformations across OECD countries. In some countries these changes have responded to the introduction of major policy reforms while in others, significant transformations have come about through the accumulation of incremental...
Too Young to Retire
An Off-The Road Map to the Rest of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2004
“This little gem of a book offers sage advice on everything from downsizing to diet and exercise.”—The New York Times
With Americans living longer, healthier lives, the conventional idea of retirement is obsolete. Millions of Americans are working past the age of sixty-five—not because...
by Earnest Long
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2016
Do you worry that you overuse your computer and as well, that you are perhaps using too many keystrokes that are not strictly necessary. How can you reduce the number of keystrokes that you use? This book offers solutions, both big and small, for the worried Computer User.
The book has chapters...
by Godfree Roberts, Ed.D.
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
A comfortable retirement on a fixed income in a warm, safe, friendly country? Where can I retire like that? In Thailand, where the Government's retirement services are designed for people on fixed incomes like Social Security. But can you retire on Social Security alone?Well, rents here run from...
Preparing for Your Prime Time
A Woman Boomer's Guide to Retirement
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Prime Time provides a road map for women who are ready to prepare for the journey into retirement and a new life of fun, freedom and fulfillment. The book allows you to explore your dreams, take a good look at yourself and your options, and find the retirement choice that's right for you. Prime Time...
by Linda Richard, Darrell Richard
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Preparation for retirement takes a lifetime, and few are ready when it arrives. If you are nearing retirement age or are just curious about how retirement affects you and how you can make the best of being a senior citizen, this retirement living guide is easy and informative reading. Explore the potential of your retirement years with help and tips for your money, safety and future.
Fifty Is the New Fifty
Ten Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Read Suzanne Braun Levine's posts on the Penguin Blog.
An inspiring guide to maximizing creativity and happiness in the second half of life
Suzanne Braun Levine follows her groundbreaking Inventing the Rest of Our Lives with fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges...
The Breaking Point
How Today's Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
"[The Breaking Point] suggests that the national conversation is about to have a hot flash. The passage through middle age of so large a clump of women . . . guarantees that some rules may have to be rewritten and boundaries moved to accommodate them." -Time magazine
From the cover...
Being Least Intrusive
An Orientation to Practice for Front-Line Workers Responding to Abuse of Aboriginal Older Adults
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Being Least Intrusive emerges from the front-line challenges of practice in responding to situations of abuse, neglect and self-neglect of vulnerable First Nation adults living in on-reserve First Nation communities. It is a hybrid approach, which draws on indigenous knowledge, key concepts from...
by Julie Hall
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
"How to Clean Out Your Parents' Estate in 30 Days or Less" is a take-along manual packed with meticulously compiled checklists resources and information. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to clean out your parents' home at the time of their infirmity or death beginning in...
The Wall Street Journal. Complete Retirement Guidebook
How to Plan It, Live It and Enjoy It
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2007
As you think about retirement, you’ve got facts to face, planning to do, decisions to make and numbers to crunch. With the experts at The Wall Street Journal to guide you, you’ll learn how to tailor a financial plan for the lifestyle you want.
• Answers your biggest question—How big...
Getting Ready for Retirement
Preparing for a Quality of Life <Br>For the Rest of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Are You Ready to Retire?
If you are in your 50's or 60's and approaching retirement, this book is a must for you!
Within the next two decades, 75 million baby boomers are expected to retire. They are redefining retirement. They will live longer than previous generations. This book will...
Your Guide to Assisted Living in Arizona
What You Should Know Before Placing Your Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Finding care for a loved one can be overwhelming. This book offers you a comprehensive, step-by-step guideto determining what option best meets your need and what to expect once you make your choice. It not onlydiscusses assisted living, but also other care options that can help supplement care in...