Medication

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Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15: Plans Changing, Premiums Increasing

Dear Readers: Medicare annual open enrollment begins Oct 15, 2025, for 2026 coverage. My usual advice stands. Ignore the calls, look over...

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Losing the Ability to Swallow: How to Help Someone With Dysphagia

Coping with an ill loved one’s difficulty swallowing can be frustrating and frightening for everyone involved. Caring for someone we love means...

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Could a New Medication Be the Cause of Mom’s Increased Falls?

Dear Carol: My mom’s had a lot of health problems in her life, so her prescription list is long. Yet, sure enough,...

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Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

Note: Since this article was written, there is an abundance of technology, including apps, that can help caregivers and families organize. Even...

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How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse

A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...

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Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...

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The Complicated Prostate: Cancer Is a Concern, but There’s More to Consider

Most younger men don’t spend a lot of time considering the health of their prostate. However, around the age of 50, they’ll...

Confused About Palliative Care Vs. Hospice Care? You Aren’t Alone

Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either...

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Dad’s Personality Has Changed Overnight: Medications? A UTI?

Dear Carol: My dad, 86, lives with me. He has an academic’s personality, so we’ve often talked about different issues that spanned...

Minding Our Elders’ 2025 Mid-Year Elder-Friendly Products and Tech Roundup

Dear Readers: It’s mid-year, already! That means it’s time for my semi-annual column that features elder-friendly products, services, and technology. I mostly...

Medication

Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15: Plans Changing, Premiums Increasing

Losing the Ability to Swallow: How to Help Someone With Dysphagia

Could a New Medication Be the Cause of Mom’s Increased Falls?

Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse

Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

The Complicated Prostate: Cancer Is a Concern, but There’s More to Consider

Confused About Palliative Care Vs. Hospice Care? You Aren’t Alone

Dad’s Personality Has Changed Overnight: Medications? A UTI?

Minding Our Elders’ 2025 Mid-Year Elder-Friendly Products and Tech Roundup

Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

Memoryboard: Designed by caregivers to help families stay connected

Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

Free Caregiver Training provided by Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD

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