How to Help Your Senior Family Member with Medication Safety

Senior Medication Management  |  November 9, 2018

What Every Senior and Family in Victoria, BC Needs to Know About Medication Safety

Medication Safety | Safety with prescription medication management is vital to the well-being of aging adults who want continued independence. Taking the right medication at the right time is optimal for good health. Consuming medications incorrectly can be harmful, or even lethally dangerous. 

Four Tips for Medication Safety:

Tip #1. Organization:

Generate an organized list of all the prescription and over-the-counter medications, your aging loved one is prescribed. Maintain it with regular updates and record the reasons for taking each medication. When in doubt call their prescribing doctor to inquire.

Tip #2. Understand the medication:

Understand each medication and how it is expected to remedy or manage symptoms. Write the drug’s potential side effects, too. Record symptoms and compare them with side effects of the past. As symptoms are improved, or side effects occur, their treatment plan may need to be evaluated.

Tip #3. Stay alert:

Keep alert for signs or symptoms that your loved one is possibly overmedicated, especially if he or she is suffering from diabetes or high blood pressure. Sadly, it’s just all too common that elderly adults take doses higher than necessary so don’t hesitate to call for medical help if you’re concerned that your loved one has taken more than the prescribed medication.

Tip #4. Drug Interactions:

Watch for problems with drug interactions since so many elderly people are taking several prescription medications. Search for free drug interaction with online checkers or call the prescribing doctor with questions.

At Comfort Keepers® Victoria we feel that home is the best place to be.

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with 24-hour care, overnight care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Victoria provides in-home elderly care services

Comfort Keepers® trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ system provides care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

Comfort Keepers® Victoria in-home caregivers can help with Interactive Caregiving™

Our philosophy is to elevate the human spirit and our caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure your loved one has a better quality of life. Personal and empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. 

Learn more about our unique service which offers respite care, overnight care, personal care, companionship care, palliative care, and end-of-life care by contacting the Comfort Keepers Victoria office.

Comfort Keepers® Victoria is proud to provide senior care and home care services to keep seniors safe in their homes.

If you are searching for home care near me, Comfort Keepers® Victoria can provide home care for the seniors of Victoria and the surrounding areas of Colwood, Saanich, Sidney, James Bay, and Oak Bay. Please call (778) 265-5999 and learn how your loved ones can receive compassionate, professional in-home care.

Quality and Accredited Respite Care for British Columbia Families

Comfort Keepers® Victoria has been accredited with Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada. Accreditation is an intensive process in which industry experts examine an organization’s processes, policies, and procedures against quality standards. To achieve accredited status, Comfort Keepers offices met or exceeded the rigorous standards for Home Care companies, as defined by Accreditation Canada. 

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