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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® 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.

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.

Free Conversation Starters Resource

Receive a free “Let’s Talk About Rx” resource that can help you talk with your loved ones about medication issues.

10 Signs Medications Could be to Blame for a Senior's Health Issues (Canada)

Is it the pills or something else? When it comes to the issues of aging, it could be difficult for your senior loved one who is taking a number of medications to know for sure what might be causing problems.

10 Signs Medications Could be to Blame for a Senior's Health Issues

Is it the pills or something else? When it comes to the issues of aging, it could be difficult for your senior loved one who is taking a number of medications to know for sure what might be causing problems.

Top Four Drug Types That Sent Seniors to the Hospital (Canada)

With adverse drug events landing approximately 27,000 seniors in the hospital each year, are all medications equal in terms of this potential risk?

Tips to Help Avoid Medication Mistakes

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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