Family Caregiver Today

Nearly half of all adults over 65 take five or more medications simultaneously. No single doctor has the full picture. And the consequences — falls, cognitive decline, dangerous drug interactions — ar...

6 Heinä 5min

Medication non-adherence causes 125,000 deaths and nearly 10% of hospitalizations in the United States every year. Most of those are preventable. And the solution may be simpler — and more personal — ...

29 Kesä 5min

Decluttering a parent's home for safety reasons is one of the most emotionally charged conversations a family can have. Objects carry meaning. Clearing them can feel like erasing a life. This episode ...

22 Kesä 6min

The bathroom is where more falls and injuries happen than any other room in the home — and most of them are completely preventable. This episode is a practical safety overhaul you can start this week....

15 Kesä 5min

Medication non-adherence causes 125,000 deaths and nearly 10% of hospitalizations in the United States every year. Most of those are preventable. And the solution may be simpler — and more personal — ...

1 Kesä 6min

Vision and hearing loss are two of the most common changes in aging adults — and two of the most underestimated safety risks. Most families don't recognize the danger until something goes wrong.In thi...

25 Touko 7min

Room-by-room audit to systematically identify and address risk. Knowing there are hazards in your parent's home is one thing. Having a systematic way to find and address all of them is another. This e...

18 Touko 6min

Most home accidents involving aging parents don't happen because of bad luck. They happen because of hazards that have been hiding in plain sight for years — and nobody thought to look.In this episode...

11 Touko 6min