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Medication Management Top Tips: Persuading a Senior to Take Their Meds
Family caregivers are often tasked with managing a senior’s medications. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ tips and advice for convincing elders to adhere to their prescribed medication regimens.
0 CommentsConsult the Pharmacist to Simplify Medication Management
Many older adults take several prescription drugs each day, resulting in complicated medication regimens. Learn how pharmacists can make medication management easier for seniors and their caregivers.
0 CommentsMedications That Increase Fall Risk in Older Adults
Fall prevention efforts tend to focus on minimizing environmental hazards and improving mobility, but another important contributing factor is often overlooked: prescription and over-the-counter medications.
24 Comments5 Healthy Foods That Interact With Medications
Eating a nutritious diet and taking medications as prescribed by a doctor may seem like a recipe for good health, but even wholesome ingredients like leafy greens and fruit can cause food-drug interactions. Keep an eye out for these unsafe combinations.
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Medications Questions
What kinds of medications can cause a deep sleep where no one can wake him up for a couple hours.
3 AnswersSamTheManager Answered 5 hours agoResistant UTI, I don't know what else to do. She's getting ready to start a 3rd antibiotic. How do I keep dealing with these hallucinations?
14 AnswersTamm21 Answered 12 hours agoIs hospice over-sedating my mom?
23 AnswersCaringWifeAZ Replied 17 hours agoDonepezil for late stage 6 Alzheimer's. Is it wrong to question the use?
7 AnswersFawnby Answered 20 hours ago
Medications Discussions
Just need cleaning, help with my back pain, Voltaren.
7 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Mar 9, 2026My mom with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s just got put on Seroquel and she wakes up around 4am and starts slamming doors.
4 CommentsFawnby Commented Nov 30, 2025Mortality related to falls has increased.
10 CommentsMiaMoor Commented Sep 17, 2025Hospice nurse Julie did a helpful video recently. Just wanted to share the knowledge I gained, it may be helpful as we care for loved ones.
3 CommentsValentine15 Commented Sep 1, 2025
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- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Dementia Behaviors
- Cognitive Decline
- Violent Behavior
- Memory Loss
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Cancer
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Signs of Dementia
- Dementia Wandering
- Severe Dementia
- Caregiving
- Moderate Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Aging in Place
- Chemotherapy
- Area Agency on Aging
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Prostate Cancer
- Adult Day Care

