What you need to know about care plans
Regardless of where a senior’s healthcare is delivered, the provider and team will have created a care plan based on his or her conditions.
Pain management poses challenges in the care of seniors
A key step in the treatment of pain in the elderly is actually recognizing the pain. The elderly patient may not always volunteer the information and therefore they must be asked routinely whether or not they are experiencing any pain.
Senior Frailty Can Lead to Disability and Death
Frailty is a geriatric, older adult syndrome that is recognized as a risk for further decline and should be screened for by all clinicians who care for the elderly.
What to do with all of those pills
Over one billion dollars’ worth of prescription drugs each year are either being stored in medicine cabinets or improperly thrown away.
Polypharmacy poses dangerous threat to seniors
The medical community has even coined a phrase to describe the preponderance of drugs being taken by seniors, many of which may not actually be necessary. It’s called polypharmacy.
Distance Should Not Diminish Caregiving Quality
Distance does not have to diminish caregiving quality for the seven million adults providing long distance caregiving for their aging parents.
Five key questions caregivers should ask when a senior can no longer live independently
When a senior can no longer live independently, before considering placement in an assisted living facility or nursing home, family members should consider all available options.