Making Life More Livable: A Practical Guide to Over 1,000 Products and Resources for Living in the Mature - Softcover

Lederman, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671875310 ISBN 13: 9780671875312

Publisher: Touchstone, 1994

Synopsis

Making Life More Livable is the ultimate, comprehensive resource to getting some extra help and cushioning some of the challenges of aging.

Making Life More Livable is a comprehensive guide to the products and information that can help older persons maintain their independence and enhance the quality of their continued lives.

About this title

About the Author

Ellen Lederman is the author of Making Life More Livable, a Simon & Schuster book.

From the Back Cover

"Making Life More Livable" is the ultimate, comprehensive resource to getting some extra help and cushioning some of the challenges of aging. It provides information on the products and services that can allow an older person to remain self-reliant and continue to pursue the activities that he or she enjoys-- cooking, gardening, reading, television, traveling, and much, much more.

"Making Life More Livable" features a wide range of products, including:

Telephone Amplifiers

Talking Kitchen Scales

No stoop weeders for the garden

Electronic pill timers

Personal Safety products

Bath accessories

Organizations to join and hobbies to pursue

"Making Life More Livable" is a comprehensive guide to the products and information that can help older persons maintain their independence and enhance the quality of their lives.

Reviews

Occupational therapist Lederman has compiled a helpful compendium of resources for older Americans (or younger readers with special needs). Her section on maintaining independence discusses, among other subjects, accessible housing, implements for cooking, cleaning, and gardening, and recreation options. Lederman's health topics run alphabetically from Alzheimer's disease and arthritis to urinary incontinence and vision problems, and suggest sources for more details on nutrition and exercise and support groups for common diseases and conditions. The book's third section takes on personal and household safety and financial and emotional security, while a final section addresses ways--from bird-watching to computer bulletin boards--older Americans can overcome isolation and remain actively involved with families, friends, and communities. From mental alertness to foot health, travel tips to household hints, Making Life More Livable affords a wealth of information (including estimated costs and suppliers' addresses and phone numbers); most readers of whatever age will find a few tidbits they can use. Mary Carroll

Lederman, an occupational therapist working in a rehabilitation center, has compiled a fairly comprehensive directory of resources and services for the mature adult (i.e., those over 50). Her book is divided into four main headings: independent living, health, safety, and security and emotional well-being. Under "independent living," you can find such subjects as cleaning, communication, recreation, gardening, and dressing. The subjects under "healthier life" range from Alzheimer's disease to vision. The "happier life" section covers connecting with grandchildren, volunteerism, widowhood support, divorce, computer utilization, and a variety of hobbies. The products listed throughout the book range from free literature to a $5000 walk-in tub, though many of the items are in the $5 to $200 range. Detailed descriptions accompany these listings, and names and addresses are provided for sources and services. A good reference guide for primary care physicians, care managers, librarians, adult caregivers, and other professionals serving the aging, as well as the older adult.
Kathy Segrist, Temple Univ., Philadelphia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Touchstone
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671875310
• ISBN 13: 9780671875312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336