We have known for a while that there are specific medications that enhance the risk of senior falls. 20 years ago, only a little over…
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Managing Medication for Seniors: How Pill Organizers Can Fail
On average, a senior takes approximately 15-18 different prescriptions every day, so it is not hard to understand why so many seniors miss doses or…
The Problem with Medication Regimens
Be honest. Do you always take the medication your doctor prescribes? New research reveals some very surprising statistics. Approximately 30 percent of new prescriptions are…
Respite Care Services for Aging Adults
We understand the feeling of wanting to be there for an older adult at every waking moment to make sure that you can support them…
The Dual Purposes of Family Caregiver Journaling
A lot of us are jotting down notes all of the time: grocery lists, appointments, meetings, to-do reminders, events…the list goes on and on. If…
Best Technology Solutions to Help Seniors Age in Place
It doesn’t matter if you’re attempting to tune a guitar, study a new language, or simply add cats’ ears to a selfie, there is…
Common Prescriptions Can Lead to an Increased Dementia Risk
They’re currently recognized to create various short-term unwanted side effects, such as memory loss and confusion, but new memory care research links several of the…
Elderly Addiction: More Prevalent – and Dangerous – Than You May Realize
Is it possible you may have a preconceived notion of certain stereotypical groups of people? For example, what comes to mind when you hear the…
Home Care Tips from Continuum: How Design Thinking Can Benefit the Elderly
One of the latest buzz phrases in home care that we’ve heard about here at Continuum is “design thinking.” This term has become synonymous with…
Unraveling the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis: Risk Factors and Treatments
While there’s no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), hundreds of thousands of people in the United States are diagnosed with the condition—as many as 400,000…