When a Parent Refuses to Take Their Medication

When a Parent Refuses to Take Their Medication

"Medication refusal is one of the most frustrating challenges a family caregiver faces. Logic doesn't work. Worry doesn't work. The doctor's authority doesn't work. And the argument happens again next week.


In this episode, John Webb explains why older adults refuse medication — and it's almost never really about the medication. Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience in care coordination, John walks through the psychology of refusal, the conversations that don't work and why, and the specific approaches that actually shift behavior — without damaging the relationship.


What you'll learn:

— The real reasons older adults refuse medication (it's not what you think)

— Why logical arguments, guilt, and ultimatums consistently fail

— The one question that opens the conversation instead of closing it

— How to address the actual barrier — not the symptom

— How to restore agency so medication feels like a choice, not a defeat


This episode is part of Series 2 — Medication Management.

Family Caregiver Today is created and researched by John Webb — a medical social worker with over 20 years of care coordination experience. New episodes every Monday.

Subscribe free at familycaregivertoday.com.

Hosted by Claire and James."


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