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Transition Danger: When Seniors Are at Risk of Medication Problems

It's ironic: Seniors can be the most vulnerable to medication errors during the times they are being treated for illnesses or surgeries, and recovering from them.

Transition Danger: When Seniors Are at Risk of Medication Problems (Canada)

It's ironic: Seniors can be the most vulnerable to medication errors when they are unwell such as during the times they are being treated for illnesses or surgeries, and recovering from them.

Medication Plan Should Balance Independence and Safety

It can be easy to want to micromanage a loved one's medication regimen. But consider how the senior may feel if he considers himself perfectly capable of managing things on his own.

Medication Tracker for Seniors

When you keep track of your loved one's medicines, it helps prevent accidents. Show this list to doctors and dentists so they can watch out for interactions and side effects.

How Family Caregivers Can Help

As a family caregiver, you can help your loved one avoid the potential pitfalls of adverse medication reactions.

Executive Summaries

Research conducted by Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, indicates that as the number of prescription medications a senior age 70+ takes increases, so do that senior’s potential medication management challenges and potential health risks.

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The Rx Talk

It's time to talk to your parents about prescription drugs.

Rx Risks and Solutions Guide

To help start the conversation with older loved ones about their medications or to assess potential medication risks, learn what potential medication risks an older adult could be facing, what possible solutions may be available and where you can go for more information.

Tips to Help Avoid Medication Mistakes (Canada)

Medication management uncertainty could put seniors at higher risk for a medical issue or emergency due to incorrect dosage or adverse medication interactions.

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• Plenty of programs stress the importance of talking to teenagers about the dangers of drug misuse. But who’s talking to seniors?

  It’s the ultimate irony: these remedies save lives, but also have the potential to sicken or even kill those seniors who may most need the treatment. Oftentimes, medication management is a difficult subject to broach because it is so personal and something seniors may have taken care of on their own for a very long time.

  There are plenty of questions to ask a senior to help determine whether he or she could be at risk, from “Do you know why you are taking this medication and how it’s supposed to help you?” to “How do you manage to keep track of all those pills?”

  Remember, talking today could help ensure that an older adult stays independent longer. The Let’s Talk about Rx℠ program provides a number of resources that could open the door to meaningful conversations about medications.

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