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Tips for Seniors

Taking care of yourself if you are on many medications or caring for an older parent or other relative presents a number of challenges. It often is up to you to manage multiple medicines, get test results, and drive to doctor appointments.

There is a lot you can do, however, especially where medications are concerned:

• Order or download this chart to keep track of the medications, doses, and times for taking them. (And bring the chart with you to medical appointments.)
• Keep a list handy of all healthcare professionals and specialists you see or who your loved one sees.
• Make every healthcare professional involved in your or your relative's care aware of the complete list of medications being taking.
• Make sure a healthcare professional reviews your or your relative's medications on a regular basis, perhaps yearly.
• Watch for side effects and signs of drug interactions.

If you are caring for a parent or other relative from afar, it can sometimes create an added challenge. To make sure you can help them safely manage their medicines, set up a regularly scheduled call with your loved one to discuss and review medications, medical appointments, and any side effects or symptoms he or she might be having.

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