Whether you’re an adult taking care of your aging parents or a professional caregiver, elderly medication management can be challenging. Typically, seniors have multiple medications they must take throughout the day. These medications vary in purpose and generally need to…
There are many challenges to finding the right medication for the right person. The medication has to well matched to the diagnosis, it has to be prescribed at the right dose, and it has to be processed effectively by the…
When seniors don’t take their medications as prescribed, or don’t take them at all, it can have severe health consequences. In fact, medication non-adherence is a problem that runs rampant through the healthcare system today, and one that is very…
If you notice that your aging loved one suffers from reduced mental clarity or confusion, check the side effects of all the medications that he or she is taking. As we age our bodies process medications differently and side effects…