The Equadose Pill Splitter
This small well made pill splitter does a terrific job and is also easy to use. Some pill splitter are flimsy and the pills can get crushed and or get split into uneven amounts. It is very easy to use this splitter and you will also love the unique sliding plastic cover that protects the […]
Pill Splitting
Do you have a medication that is killing you every month with how expensive it is. You have nothing to lose to ask your pharmacist if “pill splitting” is an option with your medication. Before you start thinking this is complicated please reconsider. Let’s say you are a taking a cholesterol medication which is 20 […]
Great Book on Helping the Financially Challenged Senior
The author chronicles her journey of bringing her elderly father into her home with his limited financial condition. Davida James does a terrific job of explaining the complexities of medicaid, assisted living and legal issues that seniors deal with daily. She does a nice job of boiling down concepts and making them easy to understand. […]
Canadian Pharmacies
Some US citizens are getting their prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies and are claiming to save hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Technically it is not legal but as long as a US citizen is bringing back or acquiring a 90 day supply or less it is usually viewed as okay. The savings can be […]
Some New Medical Specialties
These four new terms aren’t new but are playing a bigger role in day to day medicine. Nurse Practitioner: A NP or Nurse Practitioner is an advanced degreed nurse. You must have a RN degree and between 1.5 and 3.0 years of post degreed training. On a personal note my 13 year old twin girls […]
Seniors & Pleural Mesothelioma
Pleural Mesothelioma and What You Need to Know Due to its long latency period of 20-50 years, pleural mesothelioma is a disease that mostly affects senior citizens. Pleural mesothelioma, which surrounds the lining of the lungs, is the most common form of mesothelioma and is caused by exposure to asbestos, a mineral that was once […]
Minnesota Meals on Wheels
We have had numerous questions dealing with the Meals on Wheels program and the Covid virus scare. They are doing everything they can to make it safe for both the volunteers who deliver the meals and for the meal recipients. Because many seniors can’t and shouldn’t get out the value of a good hot meal […]
Community Senior Centers
Community Senior Centers are one of those “diamond in a rough” places that you find in life. Most suburban cities have them and there are national accreditations handed out. The events and activities are based on the individual center but can include card games / leagues, crafts, woodworking, book clubs, day trips, exercise classes, educational […]
Adaptive Clothing
“Incontinence & Wandering” can be problems for your dementia or Alzheimers patient. Adaptive clothing can be a godsend and solve many problems. Incontinence can be the final straw on why families need to move a loved one into an assisted living or nursing home. Before going to bed, you can put a Depends type product on a […]
Dementia Radio for Minnesota Seniors
It can be very frustrating for an Alzheimers / Dementia patient to have to depend on their caregivers and family. This terrific sounding radio makes it easy to set the “favorite station” and then all anybody needs to do is press one button and that station will come on. The volume can be adjusted from […]