Don't Just Grow Older, take Charge and Age Boldly!

Taking Charge, Volume 3: Even More Stories of Aging Boldly, like the first two volumes, continues to put a spotlight on a broad range of issues from, care, retirement and leisure, mental health, caregiving, state and federal aging policy, also providing sage advice on how to age gracefully. Through these stories readers are provided with research findings, aging policy updates and practical tools to live a happy, fully engaged and empowered life in their later years.

Don't just grow older; take charge of your life and age boldly! Like the previous volumes, Volume 3 contains more collected newspaper commentaries by Herb Weiss, an award-winning journalist whose 45-year career body of work is a treasury of well-researched stories and insightful coverage of aging issues and interviews with experts and everyday people who share their keen observations about growing older.

In Praise of TAKING CHARGE:

"Once again, Herb Weiss has illustrated and documented the joys, challenges, fears, hopes, and appreciation of older age both for those in their later years and for those who wish to attain that status. Without his constant attention to the policies, problems and achievements of elder living, the tabula rasa of our lives would be missing the material and spiritual wisdom that continues to be written each day that we continue our sojourn on this planet." -Susan Sweet, founder of the Rhode Island Minority Elder Task Force.

"Herb's timely and relevant articles distill research into articles useful for educating the public and influencing policy decisions impacting programs for older adults. Aging is an individual and intimate journey, an ongoing process in which we continue to learn and grow at our own pace and direction. Herb's articles can help guide us through our personal journey of 'AGING BOLDLY'." -Maureen Maigret, Policy Advisor, Senior Agenda Coalition of RI.

"This book paints a picture of aging policy in the US today, one story at a time. The articles cover a diversity of topics from state-based service planning to practical advice about emotional health. Herb Weiss is tenacious in his search for answers, and offers readers an easy-to-read and informative communication of the facts." –Marie Ganim, Ph.D, Adjunct Faculty Member at Brown University and former RI Health Insurance Commissioner.

"Herb Weiss has 'taken charge' of tracking, exploring, analyzing, and documenting policies on aging for decades. No other author has embraced the subject with such honesty, accuracy, and rigor. In this latest edition, Herb continues to put the spotlight on contemporary issues affecting older Americans and their families and caregivers, guiding and informing all stakeholders. His book tackles the tough questions facing Congress and state and federal policy makers such Social Security and Medicare reform, affordable housing and the burden of family caregiving." -Marianne Raimondo, Ph.D, Dean, School of Business at Rhode Island College.

"Herb Weiss' observations, insights, and comprehensive reporting on a broad range of age-related topics is a "must read" for anyone seeking to understand the myriad of aging issues facing older Americans. This book is also a wonderful primer to train managers and new hires in the long-term care delivery system with the needed information and context to better provide care and supports to older persons." -James B. Connell, Executive Director of Age-Friendly RI.