Parkinson’s Disease in Seniors: Importance of Medication Management and Compliance

Parkinson’s Disease in Seniors: Importance of Medication Management and Compliance

After a Parkinson’s diagnosis, managing your loved one’s symptoms will be a top priority. Due to the nature of this disease, medication is currently the best way to manage the symptoms and must be taken exactly as a doctor prescribes. Currently, several standard drug treatment options are available to help manage these symptoms and the…

Anti-Boredom Month: Preventing Boredom in Seniors
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Anti-Boredom Month: Preventing Boredom in Seniors

The feeling of boredom doesn’t typically sound pleasant at any age. People’s minds like to be preoccupied, but when there isn’t any stimulation around them to pay attention to, it often causes boredom. The feelings that boredom bring on aren’t often threatening to the health of younger people, but that begins to change as they…

Medication Management for Seniors: 10 Essential Tips

Medication Management for Seniors: 10 Essential Tips

Medication management and safety represent a common challenge for seniors, especially when they are prescribed multiple medications for different issues. Forgetting to take a medication, mixing-up medicines, or accidentally taking a medication too often, can become dangerous and even fatal. In fact, this 2016 article revealed that medication-related adverse events (AEs) in general practice are…

Medication Management: National Preparedness Month

Medication Management: National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. Observed each year, National Preparedness Month raises awareness about disaster and emergency preparation. This year’s theme is: “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” Disasters and emergencies come in many forms – hurricanes, power outages, floods, a bad fall, fire, tsunami, medical emergency, heart attack, and…

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