This practical, problem-solving guide empowers aging adults to make their homes safer, more comfortable and livable, by themselves or with help from friends, family members and professionals. Combine the latest insights into aging with expert-approved, easy-to-follow age-proofing instructions. Don't bust your back or your budget. Instead, make simple changes that help prevent falls and fires, make things easier and more comfortable, allow you to stay fit and productive. Kick-start any age-proofing project with handy checklists and shopping lists, research what's next and what's out there with a lengthy appendix of U.S. & Canadian resources. The author's an experienced health and science writer who studied Aging and Public Health, certified fitness instructor qualified to teach older adults, and a Baby Boomer who puts friction tape on her stairs.
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