Joy Boosters: 120 Ways to Encourage Older Adults - Softcover

Buchanan, Missy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0835811921 ISBN 13: 9780835811927

Publisher: Upper Room Books, 2013

Synopsis

Do you know an older person who could use some encouragement? Missy Buchanan, an older adult advocate and former creativity educator, offers a bounty of simple, creative ways to increase the joy of older adults. This book is the perfect guide for families, caregivers, senior residence facilities, and churches that want to minister effectively to older adults.

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Review:

"So often we hold back from interacting with older adults because we don't know how to relate or don't know what to say. This book by Missy Buchanan has taken away our excuses. The creative and doable activities gathered here give us new ways of connecting and being present with the older adults in our families, churches, and communities." -- Rev. Nancy Gordon, Director, California Lutheran Homes Center for Spirituality and Aging "submitted endorsement"

"Joy Boosters is packed with practical ideas and is a valuable resource for anyone who works with and cares about older adults. Missy Buchanan invites us to deepen our relationships with older adults through reshaping our everyday life moments into joyous opportunities." -- Joel Wrobbel, Host, "Journey Through Aging" radio program, a radio ministry of the Ohio Presbyterian "submitted endorsement"

About this edition

• Publisher: Upper Room Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0835811921
• ISBN 13: 9780835811927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64