<p>It is often said "it takes a village to raise a child."</p><p><br></p><p>The same can be said about helping an elder age at home.</p><p><br></p><p>Perhaps not a village, but certainly a family.</p><p><br></p><p>Caregiving at home has proven its value in offsetting the high costs of in-facility healthcare, and at the same time, improving the quality of life for many elders. However, educational training and support for caregivers has been in short supply.</p><p><br></p><p>The focus of this book is to help you as a family caregiver create a safe living space and &nbsp;conditions to support an elder living semi-independently in the community or adapting your family household to support an elder as a member of your family.<strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home</strong> is a compilation of safety tips, and sage advice to help support an elder in aging semi-independently and safely. </p><p><br></p><p>This is a book meant to be read, and then put into action. A downloadable home safety inspection sheet is provided so you can complete an elder's home inspection, or yours for that matter.</p><p><br></p><p>There is also a companion workbook to this book entitled <strong>Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home - Companion Workbook</strong> available that may make your task a little easier.</p><p><br></p><p>As a recently retired Registered Nurse of over 40 years, author Rae A. Stonehouse has worked predominantly in the field of mental health/psychiatry. He has experience working with all ages of adults including the elderly in senior's facilities, psychogeriatric units, mental health facilities and in the community.</p><p><br></p><p>While working as a Registered Nurse, Rae A. Stonehouse was actively involved with occupational Health ' Safety in his workplaces. That experience has been beneficial in developing his skills to take an analytical look at a home's potential safety hazards and to provide strategies to rectify those hazards to make it safe for an elder to live there.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home</strong> begins with an overview of home safety. Then it provides a strategic method of completing an assessment of the home's safety status and develop strategies to rectify the problems or hazards to make the home safe.</p><p><br></p><p>The book goes on to address elder driving safety. How to face the issue with your aging elder. Financial scams targeting the elderly is discussed. </p><p>The final section addresses maintaining your elder's ongoing health and welfare and day-to-day healthcare supervision. </p><p>With the Covid-19 pandemic in full force at the time of publishing this book, many families are considering alternatives to institutions for their elderly loved ones. </p><p><br></p><p>This book can help determine if supporting your elderly loved one in the community or in your home is not only feasible, but safe for you and your elder.&nbsp;</p>