A recent article published on the Daily Caring website referenced data indicating that 87% of seniors take one prescription drug, 36% take 5 or more, and 38% use over-the-counter medications. That’s why medication management for seniors is such an important topic. Putting a simple system in place and taking care of the basics helps people, seniors included,…
If you are currently aging-in-place or are considering doing so, or if one or more of your elder family members are doing so, care giving is likely to be a subject of interest. Many families begin by trying to take care of themselves or their loved-ones who, at the start, might need only a small…
As noted in an earlier post, data compiled by AARP indicates the vast majority of seniors would prefer to continue living in their own homes as they age. While there are many factors to be considered, it is clearly easier to achieve this goal if we are in reasonably good health. In a recent U.S. News article, healthcare author Heidi…
Originally Published in the Senior Living Section, August 24, 2018 Bethany Health Care Center Bethany Health Care Center is an award-winning long- and short-term skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation center in Framingham. A Sponsored Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, Bethany serves a community in need regardless of an individual’s socioeconomic or…