{"id":4637,"date":"2020-03-02T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2023-03-12T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T16:32:24","slug":"hero-uses-technology-to-make-medication-management-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/hero-uses-technology-to-make-medication-management-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Uses Technology to Make Medication Management Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the major concerns family members of senior loved ones share is worry about medication management. It\u2019s no wonder seniors and their family members are anxious; adverse drug events drive nearly 450,000 older adults to emergency rooms annually, according to the <\/span>Centers for Disease Control<\/span><\/a>. Fortunately, Hero has harnessed technology and innovation to provide easy solutions within the home to keep seniors independent, and safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hero Addresses the Dangers of Medication Mismanagement<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Hero system aims to prevent medication mismanagement among older adults. Seniors living at home alone or with a partner are at a higher risk of adverse drug events. Adults over the age of 65 need to visit emergency rooms nearly twice the amount as their younger counterparts. Reasons for adverse drug events can vary. Sometimes seniors double or triple their medications accidentally while other times they skip doses completely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Research demonstrates prescription use among seniors<\/span><\/a> is only on the rise, dramatically increasing between 1988 and 2010. Today, the average healthy senior takes at least 4 prescription medications daily, and that number does not include vitamins or other supplements.<\/span><\/p>\n

With seniors needing prescription medications but not always able to effectively take medications on time and as prescribed, technology can step in to fill the gap and keep seniors safer when it comes to taking their pills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Older adults of all abilities and challenges can struggle with taking their medications and have an increased risk for an adverse drug event. Common medication challenges for seniors can include:<\/span><\/p>\n