Taylor Slaughter, administrator, Quail Ridge Living Center, center, makes a point at the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum as Sherri Easton-Garrett, SVP of clinical operations at Belmont Village ...

People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, as well as their family caregivers, lean toward keeping those caregivers from managing medications until safety is a concern, a new study ...

Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...

“What’s this drug, Dad?” I held up a colorful capsule from his pill box as we were packing for a family vacation. “I have no idea,” he shrugged. I urged him to clarify the mystery medication with his ...

It may seem obvious that patients’ medication records should be accessible to their doctors, but that’s not always the case. While technology has made it possible for hospitals to amass a mountain of ...

Medication management in older adults is an increasingly critical area of research and clinical practice, given the complexities introduced by polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related ...