Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives

Teel, Allan, M.d.

ISBN 10: 1603583793 / ISBN 13: 9781603583794

Published by Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2011

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1st edition. 216 pages. 8.90x5.90x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1603583793

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603583793
• ISBN 13: 9781603583794
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

In Alone and Invisible No More, physician Allan S. Teel, MD, describes how to overhaul our eldercare system. Based on his own efforts to create humane, affordable alternatives in Maine, Teel's program harnesses both staff and volunteers to help people remain in their homes and communities. It offers assistance with everyday challenges, uses technology to keep older people connected to each other and their families, and stay safe. This approach works.

About the Author

Allan S. Teel, M.D. is a family physician in Damariscotta, Maine. During his twenty-five-year medical career, he has worked with thousands of older patients in the hospital, at nursing homes, in assisted living homes, and in their own homes. Each one has left a lasting impression. Dr. Teel's passion and commitment have driven him to speak out forcefully on the crisis facing our communities and our country. He puts human faces on our elders who are too often alone and invisible.