{"product_id":"living-safely-aging-well-dorothy-a-drago-9781421411521","title":"Living Safely, Aging Well: A Guide to Preventing Injuries at Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlder adults can stay healthy longer by avoiding injury at home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we age, our sense of balance and our vision, hearing, and cognition become less sharp. Aging-related changes greatly increase our risk of injury. In \u003ci\u003eLiving Safely, Aging Well\u003c\/i\u003e, nationally recognized safety expert Dorothy A. Drago spells out how to prevent injury while cooking, gardening, sleeping, driving--and just walking around the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first part of the book, Drago describes the causes of injuries by type--falls, burns, poisoning, and asphyxia--and explains how to decrease the risk of each. She then explores the home environment room by room, pointing out potential hazards and explaining how to avoid them, for example, by installing night lights, eliminating glass coffee tables, and using baby monitors. Lively line drawings make it easy for readers to visualize risks and implement prevention techniques. \u003ci\u003eLiving Safely, Aging Well\u003c\/i\u003e pays special attention to hazards encountered by people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. A chapter devoted to health literacy helps people and caregivers make the best use of the medical care system and a chapter on driving helps evaluate when it is no longer safe to be behind the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy A. Drago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421411520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421411521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.15w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014","brand":"Dorothy A. Drago","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43934796579071,"sku":"9781421411521","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4a93e955-c0cb-4081-97f1-38a5fb59ef7b.jpg?v=1681416101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-safely-aging-well-dorothy-a-drago-9781421411521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}