Library of Congress Control Number
2012921620
- Contributions By:
Ron Blankenbaker, M.D. - UT Medical School, Assoc. Dean
Emeritus, Chattanooga, TN
Kendra Coulter, Assist. Ex. Director, Summit View Senior
Community, Chattanooga, TN
Marj Flemming, President,
Launch Point Leadership Chattanooga, TN
Mike Gorman, OT, Senior Vice President, Key Rehabilitation,
Inc. Murfreesboro, TN
Ralph Hood, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Psychology, UT-
Chattanooga
Jan Irwin, MA. SLP, President,
Key Rehabilitation, Inc. Murfreesboro, TN
Scott Rowe, PT, President, Health South Chattanooga Rehabilitation
Hospital, Chattanooga, TN
Carol Swisher, R.N. - Director of Nursing, Summit View,
Chattanooga, TN
Printed in the United States of America
This title is also available
as an E-Book from most online sources.
Melanie Adair, M.A., Joe B. Adair,
PhD. and N. Kortner Nygard, PhD. are actively involved in health
care, education, and ministry. They work with the Sage Coalition,
working to overcome the negative effects of Ageism and to bring
about culture change and a new understanding of the vital role
older adults play in society. Together they have also authored
Why Has God Let Me Live This Long?: a story of finding
the meaning and purpose of a long life, and The Sage Movement:
replacing ageism with sageism - a call for culture change
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- Survival Manual
for Elders is written by a team of physicians, nurses, social
workers, psychologists, therapists, chaplains, business and legal
experts. Their collective wisdom concerning aging and passion
for person-centric care, with promotion of resiliency and maximum
functional potential, shine through every page.
The table of contents reads like a list
of questions "I wish my doctor had discussed with me."
Topics such as dignity, health promotion, healthcare choices,
advance directives and goals of care, and common symptoms and
conditions are accurately and readably discussed and emphasized.
The section on levels of care and healthcare finances is particularly
helpful in clarifying the maze of choices facing seniors and
their caregivers as they negotiate our US industrial, financial,
and healthcare complex. Chapters covering medication safety,
cognitive and mental health concerns, and illness complications
are especially well written.
If knowledge is power, the insights offered
by this book will be a strong ally for seniors and their caregivers
to successfully navigate the challenges of aging, making informed
decisions and focusing on individualized goals of care.
- James S. Powers, MD, Associate
Professor Medicine, Geriatric Medicine Program Director, Vanderbilst
University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
WORDS OF PRAISE FOR SURVIVAL MANUAL FOR ELDERS:
ENCOURAGING ELDERS' RESILIENCY POTENTIAL
Unlike directories of
"senior services" that paternalistically list ways
in which elders can be assisted, the Survival Manual takes a
different view: that elders can have resiliency and agency in
navigating options for health and wellness. Rather than telling
readers what to think, this manual provides information that
empowers elders to ask the tough questions and create true person-directed
living. This is much needed "medicine" for an aging
society
G. Allen Power, MD, is
a board certified internist and geriatrician, and Clinical Associate
Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. He is a
Certified Eden Alternative® Educator and a member of the
Eden Alternative board of directors. Dr. Power's book, Dementia
beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care won a 2010 Book of
the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing, and a Merit
Award from the 2011 National Mature Media Awards.
This book Is long overdue and
should be required reading for medical and nursing students,
as well as other professionals in this complex maze of elder
care. Instead of describing a dismal situation in our industry,
the authors have provided hope and how-to's to make caring for
an elder a joy rather than a burden. Advocates for our elders
are needed, and this book serves that purpose. Thanks for the
inspiration.
Becky A Bowles, MA, CCC/SLP, owner of Sage Senior
Services:
A
Care Management Company, Tulsa, OK
As baby-boomers are becoming
caretakers to their parents, this book is a must-read. They often
make the mistake of assuming that the medical community "knows
what is best" for their loved one(s). Children know their
parents better than anyone! This book will help the reader be
an active and knowledgeable advocate in their health care.
Debbie Mowery, Family Care-giver, Chattanooga,
TN
Adair, Adair, & Nygard and
their colleagues at the Southeast Advocacy Center for Elder Rights
are right-on with this refreshing person-centric, holistic approach
to aging and healthcare choices. If knowledge is power, the insights
offered by this book will be a strong ally for seniors and their
caregivers to successfully navigate the challenges of aging,
making informed decisions and focusing on individualized goals
of care. This book should be on every senior's must read list!
James S. Powers MD, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Geriatric Medicine
Program Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Nashville,
TN
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Melanie Adair, M.A. has a background in pioneering cutting edge rehabilitation
programs for those with cognitive deficits, traumatic brain injuries,
pediatric programs, and elders. She has worked extensively in
the area of elder well-being, spiritual development of older
adults, and innovative elder living environments to assist people
in maximizing their independence and quality of life. A speech/language
pathologist and cognitive therapist, she has a strong commitment
to bettering the potential for elders in our society through
training others to implement the principles of the Culture Change
and Sage Movements.
Joe B. Adair, PhD. has done extensive training
of rehabilitation professionals, has worked with elders in rehabilitation
settings, and has done ongoing research in the factors that result
in elder well-being. With a background in clinical audiology
and psychoneuroimmunology, he has assisted people all over the
country in understanding the ways the mind and body work together
to create health and well-being. He is an active advocate for
older adults, working to assure they have an opportunity to bounce
back, contribute, and live life fully. He is actively involved
in Culture Change through the Sage Movement.
N. Kortner Nygard, Ph.D. is a certified Eden Trainer
and Eden Mentor and has headed groups working with the Eden Alternative
to transform long term care for elders. A clinical psychologist
with a geriatric specialty, he has worked to find new answers
for resolving the negative psychological impact that Ageism and
failure to believe elders can bounce back often has on older
adults. An experienced trainer, he has worked with groups around
the country to understand the ways they can implement Culture
Change. |