A Medication Review Will Help Reduce the Risk of Senior Falls

What comes to mind when you think about preventing senior falls? Putting more lights in the home? Getting rid of clutter as well as other tripping hazards? Keeping the floors dry and clean? These are all crucial elements of fall prevention, but there’s another common cause to be aware of: side effects of medications. Many […]

What You Need to Know About a New Medication for a Senior Loved One

You’ve just left the doctor’s office with Mom. The doctor is sending over a new prescription to the drug store which should be ready once you get there. You plan to zip through the drive-through window, grab the medication, and take Mom to lunch. However, you are missing an important step. Whenever a new medication is […]

What to Do when a Senior Is Refusing Medication

“I’m not taking that! I don’t need any medicine!” If you’ve heard a senior family member proclaim this or any other sentiment to justify refusing medication their doctor prescribed, you appreciate how concerning or frustrating it can be. There are a number of reasons a loved one may resist adhering to doctors’ orders, from denial […]

Medications for Seniors Can Lead to Adverse Side Effects

Anyone who has taken prescription medication understands that it normally includes an extensive listing of possible unwanted effects to watch for. While prescriptions are, naturally, meant to help us, the harm that can result from these adverse reactions can sometimes outweigh the benefit we receive. For senior loved ones, most of whom take numerous medications, […]

Safety First: Important Questions to Ask At Your Neighborhood Pharmacy

People call it “running” errands for a reason – we have the tendency to need to get through them as soon as possible! However, in terms of picking up prescriptions, slowing down and taking additional time to speak with the pharmacist, instead of hurrying through the drive-through, is essential – particularly for older adults who […]

Safely Managing Multiple Medications for Better Outcomes

“Take 2 hours after eating. Avoid exposure to sunlight while taking this medication.” “Take on an empty stomach. Do not take with aspirin.” “Take twice a day with meals and a full glass of water. Could potentially cause excessive drowsiness.” Managing multiple medications, from a number of physicians, taken at multiple times throughout the day, […]

Grace Home Care’s Top Tricks to Make Medication Management Less Scary!

While we know that medications are quite often life-savers, we have also heard plenty of alarming accounts of patients who mistakenly obtained an incorrect medication – either because of a miscommunication with the prescribing medical practitioner or the pharmacy. Yet there is also an inherent hazard to taking any drugs: substance misuse. Just as it […]

Tips to Minimize Chemo Side Effects During Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy treatment saves lives, and is used to treat upwards of 650,000 U.S. citizens each year; but as miraculous as this treatment solution may be, it’s not without potential risks and often uncomfortable side effects. Grace Home Care, top providers of the respite care Topeka families need, outlines the most prevailing side effects of chemo, […]