THIS BOOK FACILITATES AND EXPANDS INTERNET ACCESS BY SENIORS, ASSISTS THEM IN FINDING THE INFORMATION THEY NEED, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGING PROCESS BY PROVIDING A LIST OF ONLINE RESOURCES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THEM.

Information online is not stored or organized in any logical fashion, but this reference attempts to organize and catalog a small portion of the Web in a single resource of the best sites in each category.

The senior years don't have to be stressful...Discover How You Can Make Your Senior Years As Golden as Possible!Many senior citizens look forward to enjoying their retirement years, but instead find themselves plagued with many difficulties.Of course there are some things that happen that are beyond their control, but some of the problems can be made less difficult or avoided altogether with the proper knowledge and planning.Some of the difficulties they face involve finances, health issues, where to live, how to deal with long term care. Should they move into a Assisted Living home or can they maintain their independence while living alone?What happens when a senior citizen finds they can no longer drive themselves around or perhaps dress themselves?It's important to learn the ins and outs of the investment process in addition to the options that are available to you through-out the course of your own financial retirement planning. Here's a sample of what's covered in the 'Senior Citizen Living' guide.Healthy Eating for SeniorsFinancial PlanningStretching your dollarsSenior Citizen Home MakeoverCoping with incontinenceGetting connected to the InternetTaking Your MedicationsWriting a Will....

Older Adults, Health Information, and the World Wide Web is devoted to the exploration of how the World Wide Web might be used to deliver current, easily accessible health information to adults over the age of 60 and their caregivers. The book considers how age-related changes in vision, cognitive function, and motor skills affect the delivery and comprehension of health information. The volume is divided into four separate sections. Within these sections, individual chapters: *trace the increasing use of the Web by older adults and offer suggestions on how use can be increased; *discuss federal government initiatives on increasing use of the Web by older adults; *offer guidelines that might be applied to Web site design for older adults; and *describe actual projects in which older adults utilize the Web for various outcomes. Intended for health care providers, health service providers, and older adults and their caregivers, this book is also of interest to researchers in aging, cognition, and human factors.

"Everything you need to succeed with parents, community leaders, employees, and more can be found in this book. Moore′s lifetime experience comes through with clear, no-nonsense ideas and insights that those working in schools can put to work right away." —William J. Banach, CEO Banach, Banach & Cassidy An on-the-job public relations and communications partner for everyone working in schools! As school public relations efforts play an increasingly vital role in helping students achieve and schools succeed, the communications expectations placed on school leaders at all levels continue to soar. Now this field-based reference offers educational leaders practical advice and specific tips for meeting the tough new communication demands they face daily. Ideal for both long-range planning and day-to-day basics, this guide helps leaders define and organize their school′s PR plan. The book offers step-by-step guidance on creating and applying communication tactics that work—from how to generate community support to managing crises, stopping rumors, handling media inquiries, dealing with critics, and much more. Emphasizing the PR responsibilities of all school employees, the author: Outlines the key components of successful communications programs Covers how to set reasonable expectations for communications efforts Provides questions for assessing PR needs, guidelines for judging what′s working and what′s not, and an abundance of checklists Offers interview advice from professionals in the field Educational leaders will consult this comprehensive resource again and again as they plan and implement public relations activities to support student and school success!

The goal of this comprehensive volume is to encourage volunteerism among retired and older people, for their own good and for the good of society. To this end, it documents the physical and psychosocial benefits, and the personal rewards, that derive from a productive volunteer experience. The book also discusses volunteerism in the context of changing concepts of aging and retirement in America, and presents an extensive listing of up-to-date opportunities for prospective volunteers, bringing the idea of volunteer work into the 21st century. Three appendices provide both hard data on the ways people volunteer in America today and specific guidance on learning how to use the Internet in volunteering—including a useful glossary of Internet terms. A list of sources cited, in print and on the Internet, and an index complete the work.

The Handbook of Rural Aging goes beyond the perspective of a narrow range of health professions, disciplines, and community services that serve older adults in rural America to encompass the full range of perspectives and issues impacting the communities in which rural older adults live. Touching on such topics as work and voluntarism, technology, transportation, housing, the environment, social participation, and the delivery of health and community services, this reference work addresses the full breadth and scope of factors impacting the lives of rural elders with contributions from recognized scholars, administrators, and researchers. This Handbook buttresses a widespread movement to garner more attention for rural America in policy matters and decisions, while also elevating awareness of the critical circumstances facing rural elders and those who serve them. Merging demographic, economic, social, cultural, health, environmental, and political perspectives, it will be an essential reference source for library professionals, researchers, educators, students, program and community administrators, and practitioners with a combined interest in rural issues and aging.

Being digitally literate is as important as being literate. Through this book, the author wants to reach out to those people of the old generation, who are interested to know about the ways of using modern electronic equipment.The author wants to state that unlike what most senior citizens of today think, the use of modern gadgets is not tough. All that we need is practice and continuous use. The basic purpose of this book is to digitally literate the elderly people and become aware of it. The book aims to empower senior citizens digitally. The intention of writing this book is to teach the elderly people, who want to learn about modern equipment and technology. Through this book, I want to spread the awareness, skills, understandings, and reflective approaches necessary for an individual to operate devices comfortably. Whether you want to learn how to use email, browse the Internet, make video calls with your grandkids, purchase gifts or other items online, or share and view photos with friends and family on Facebook, through this book, it is much easier than you think. This book presents digital literacy in very simple ways. Through this book, you will be attracted to the digital world and try to make yourself digitally literate. heading a more active and meaningful life with dignity. This book will help you learn much more about social networking and the digital world. The book will surely help them in leading a more active and meaningful life with dignity. Simply put, this book provides the sure way to become digitally smart to our senior citizens.

The marketing world has long under-appreciated the buying power held by adults over 65 years of age. In the current age of longevity, it’s essential that students engage with strategies that embrace all age groups. This text combines professional interviews, theory-based research, and practical exercises to supplement any strategic comm course.

Beginning with an overview of the changing world of aging, this book goes on to address practical principles and guidelines for group work.