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Medication Management and Adherence:  Older Adult Perspectives

The Impact Theme series: Longevity Explorers Discuss.

Medication Management & Adherence is an ongoing theme in our Longevity Explorer discussions.

We are exploring the existing solutions, and what our explorers see as the problems with those solutions. We are also exploring in depth how our older adult explorers manage their own medications, and a number of very different approaches have emerged.

We hope innovators will find our insights helpful as they design new products and services.

 

Hear what Older Adults Think: Medication Management and Adherence

Pill Holders @ SF

SF Longevity Explorers discuss the pros and cons of a variety of pill holders.

Listen to: "Pill Holders @ SF"

 

Pill Organizers at San Francisco Longevity Explorers

 

A Guided Exploration of Pill Management Methods

SF Village explorers join in a guided exploration of five key questions about how they organize and manage their pills (prescriptions and dietary suppliments).

Listen to: "A Guided Exploration of Pill Management Methods"

 

pill management exploration

 

Hero At Explorer Circle SF

San Francisco Explorers learn about an automatic pill dispenser which was recently included in a Tech-enhanced Life feature article on the topic.

Listen to: "Hero At Explorer Circle SF"

 

Hero At Explorer Circle SF

 

Suit Yourself: Different Pill Boxes Meet Different Needs

Saratoga Retirement Community Explorers discuss the pros and cons of a variety of pill storage and dispensing devices.

Listen to: "Suit Yourself: Different Pill Boxes Meet Different Needs"

 

pill boxes

 

How Judy Packs Her Pills for Travel

Explorer Judy tells the group about how she manages her pills, especially for travel.

Listen to: "How Judy Packs Her Pills for Travel"

 

pill for travel

 

Managing Medications, Pleasanton

How do you manage your medications? Members describe the various ways they keep track of their medications.

Listen to: "Managing Medications, Pleasanton"

 

 

How we Manage Medication While Traveling

Explorer Rosalie expresses concern that people using daily pill organizer boxes may become confused when traveling to other time zones, and wonders what one should do about this issue? The group has thoughts and some answers.

Listen to: "How we Manage Medication While Traveling"

 

Medication management while traveling

 

Shelf liner for gripping: more use cases

These explorers report on yet more uses for grippy shelf liner, as a way to compensate for poor grip in one's hands, as a result of arthritis and related conditions.

Listen to: "Shelf liner for gripping: more use cases"

 

shelf liner for gripping

 

Aging in Place MeetUp: Medication Management

The Aging in Place Technologies Meetup discussed medication management in June. In gory detail. The discussion audio is included.

Listen to: "Aging in Place MeetUp: Medication Management"

 

Aging in Place Meetup in progress

 

Medication Organizer Gadget Show & Tell @ EVC

Longevity Explorers at Eskaton Village Carmichael explore and discuss a variety of products designed to organize and store various types of pills.

Listen to: "Medication Organizer Gadget Show & Tell @ EVC"

 

 

Talking Alarm Clock Explored

Explorer Bob reports on his talking alarm clock which he uses for medication reminders.

Listen to: "Talking Alarm Clock Explored"

 

 

Pill Management Gadgets @ SRC

The Saratoga Longevity Explorers examine a variety of gadgets available in the marketplace to help manage ones medications.

Listen to: "Pill Management Gadgets @ SRC"

 

 

Show and Tell: Pill Containers Evaluated, Discussed

Commonwealth Explorers explore pill organizers and discuss medication management techniques.

Listen to: "Show and Tell: Pill Containers Evaluated, Discussed"

 

 

Pill Management Gadgets @ SSF

The Explorer group explore a variety of medicaton management gadgets and have a range of comments and questions about them.

Listen to: "Pill Management Gadgets @ SSF"

 

 

Pain Relief Products Compared and Discussed

Explorer Shirley introduces two pain relief products for the group to compare and discuss - one is a 'name brand' and the other a 'house brand'.

Listen to: "Pain Relief Products Compared and Discussed"

 

 

How to Remove a Childproof Cap: Explorer Tip

Explorer Bani offers a novel solution to the perennial problem of how someone with arthritic hands can remove a childproof 'push down and twist' pill bottle cap.

Listen to: "How to Remove a Childproof Cap: Explorer Tip"

 

 

Continuous Glucose Monitor: Design improvements suggested

The group discusses how the receiver for the Dexcom G4 continuous glucose monitor could be improved for ease of use by older adults.

Listen to: "Continuous Glucose Monitor: Design improvements suggested"

 

 

Explorers @ SSF Report on Drugstore.com

Explorers Shirley and Anniescott give a positive report of their experiences using Drugstore.com.

Listen to: "Explorers @ SSF Report on Drugstore.com"

 

 

Medication Management: EVC discussion

Explorers explain how they keep track of their medications, starting with Explorer Karen who relies on her mobile phone to remind her to take a dose from her 'AM' or 'PM' box with daily doses.

Listen to: "Medication Management: EVC discussion"

 

 

How these Explorers Manage Medications

Sequoias SF explorers compare different approaches they use to managing their medications (pills).

Listen to: "How these Explorers Manage Medications"

 

 

Explorers Report 'Reminder Rosie' Observations

Explorers Ayanna and Lynn report on their experiences, as well as the those of several of their friends using Reminder Rosie, the talking alarm clock, during the past month. Then the explorers discuss and comment.

Listen to: "Explorers Report 'Reminder Rosie' Observations"

 

 

Explorers Discuss Reminder Rosie, Siri, and Alexa

Longevity Explorers at Saratoga Retirement Community are introduced to Reminder Rosie, a memory aid in the form of a talking alarm clock.

Listen to: "Explorers Discuss Reminder Rosie, Siri, and Alexa "

 

Explorers and Alexa and Reminder Rosie

 

Pain Medication and Over-prescribing

Explorer Roberto leads off the discussion with a review of an AARP article on the over prescription and over use of pain medication.

Listen to: "Pain Medication and Over-prescribing"

 

 

A Handy Pillbox

Explorer Dick shared one of his everyday gadgets: A repurposed Altoids tin to carry a small 'emergency' supply of suppliments and medications. With a little paper packing, everything stays neatly in place until the need arises.

Listen to: "A Handy Pillbox"

 

 

Explorer report: pill crushers

A circle member reports back on initial exploration into the topic of pill crushers. This is a followup to the prior month's discussion in which the group talked about the need for a pill crusher.

Listen to: "Explorer report: pill crushers"

 

 

Topic Hub

Medication Management, Pill Reminders & Medication Adherence Tools.

Medication Management Guide: Tools & Strategies

Medication Management Guide: Tools & Strategies. Research from Tech-enhanced Life into Medication apps, pill organizers, medication reminders, and medication lists. Comparative evaluations and reviews.

Read: "Medication Management Guide: Tools & Strategies"

 

 

About the Impact Theme Series

Our Longevity Explorers (hundreds of older adults with ages ranging from 60-95 years old) meet regularly to discuss topics at the intersection of aging and technology.

Among the many topics we discuss in these meetings, we have been exploring some specific themes which we think are going to be very important for older adults in the future, and which in our opinion are ripe for innovation. These make up our Impact Themes, and Medication Management and Adherence is one of these themes.

In these discussions:

  • We share how we do things today;
  • We explore and critique existing products;
  • We talk about challenges we have that we wish products could solve; and
  • We dream up product concepts we wish someone like you would develop.

If you are developing products or services for older adults in the category of Medication Management and Adherence, listen to the Longevity Explorer discussions on this page to get insights about how to develop better products and services for older adults.

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Topics (broader coverage of this theme): 
Medication