How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

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Overview

The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"—a burgeoning movement for those who don't want to rely on assisted living or nursing home care—which allows seniors to spend their later years living comfortably, independently, and in their own home or community.

For millions of Americans, living in a nursing home or assisted living facility is not how they’d prefer to spend their retirement years. This is why more and more people are choosing to “age in place.”

In this empowering and indispensable book, clinical psychologists and aging specialists Mary Languirand and Robert Bornstein teach readers how, with planning and foresight, they can age with dignity and comfort in the place of their own choosing. How to Age in Place offers useful, actionable advice on financial planning; making your home physically safe; getting around; obtaining necessary services; keeping a healthy mind, body, and spirit; and post-retirement employment. A necessary resource for seniors, their adult children, and eldercare professionals, How to Age in Place is both a practical roadmap and inspirational guide for the millions of seniors who want to make their own decisions and age well.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781607744160
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date: 09/03/2013
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Mary A. Languirand and Dr. Robert F. Bornstein are the coauthors of When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or In-Home Care, which received the 2003 Caregiver Friendly Award from the National Association of Caregivers. They have appeared on the Discovery Channel, CNN Headline News, NPR, and have been featured in the New York TimesChicago Sun Times, San Francisco ChronicleAtlanta Constitution, and Psychology Today, among others. Learn more at www.aging-wisely.com.

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What Is “Aging in Place”?
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: How Will You Spend Your Retirement Years?

Part 1: Making It Work
Chapter 1: Money Matters
Chapter 2: Access, Opportunities, and Services
Chapter 3: Making Your Home Safe
Chapter 4: Getting Around
Chapter 5: An Apple a Day

Part 2: Making It Count
Chapter 6: Healthy Mind
Chapter 7: Healthy Body
Chapter 8: Healthy Spirit
Chapter 9: Strengthening Ties with Others
Chapter 10: Giving Back

Epilogue: Looking Forward
Checklists and Worksheets
Resource and Contact Information

About the Authors
Index
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