Resilient Library Newsletter & Aging In Place Workbook

The Resilient Library Newsletter is a free, monthly newsletter featuring articles from books and trusted online sources.

The newsletter is available in print, online, and by email. If you would like to subscribe, you can either call the library at 540-375-3089, email the Library or pick up a print copy near the Library's Circulation Desk. 

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The SPL and AARP Aging in Place Workbook is a free downloadable workbook designed to help you develop your own individualized plan to age in place.  Adapted from respected aging in place resources including AARP, National Aging in Place Council, and MetLife.

The questions in the Workbook cover key issues and factors impacting a person’s ability to maintain independence in their later years. Questions are separated into five focus areas: Housing, Health & Wellness, Personal Finance, Transportation, and Connection & Growth. Each of the five focus areas contributes to overall success with aging in place and should not be overlooked or left to chance. Successful aging in place involves consideration and sound planning related to each of these themes.

Once you have completed the workbook, you should have a clearer picture of the factors you should consider and plan for to successfully age in place. If an event occurs in your future that alters your circumstances (a change in location, a financial gain or loss, a health issue, etc.), we recommend you revisit your plan to determine if you need to do some rethinking. Alternatively, we strongly recommend that you use this workbook to create several different plans based on different ‘what if’ scenarios. No one can definitely know the future, so it is always wise to plan for an array of possible circumstances; or, to amend a popular saying, “Hope for the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.”