Living Safely, Aging Well: A Guide to Preventing Injuries at Home

A comprehensive resource for injury prevention specifically tailored for older adults and their caregivers. It meticulously details various age-related physical and cognitive changes that increase the risk of injuries, such as declines in vision, hearing, balance, and memory. The guide offers practical advice and strategies across different injury categories including falls, burns, scalds, hyper/hypothermia, poisoning, asphyxia, and transportation-related incidents. Furthermore, it provides room-by-room safety assessments, explores assistive technologies, and emphasizes the importance of health literacy and effective communication with healthcare providers to promote overall well-being and independence in later life.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/book_shelterGet the Book now from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/-/ar/Ms-Dorothy-Drago/dp/1421411520?&linkCode=ll2&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=013fb08e7f5a160a55a2cfeb2a406392&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tlProduced by Podcai Studio:https://www.podcaistudio.com/