About Health Guide/Medication Management Program

The Health Guide/Medication Management Program was developed to encourage seniors to keep a record of their health issues and the medications they use with them wherever they go in order to decrease unnecessary fatalities in the county and improve the health and well-being of seniors.

Older adults are particularly at risk from the consequences of improper use of medication. 35 million older Americans are taking more than half of all of the prescription medicines dispensed nationwide. In the year 2000, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) noted that approximately 100,000 people die each year due to improper use of medications. Additionally, this problem costs billions of dollars per year in the United States.

The Office on Aging initiative is designed to educate seniors around the county on the importance of carrying a Health /Medication Management Guide that is properly filled out and updated as their medications and conditions change. Our agency also informs and trains seniors about the importance of asking questions and taking medications properly. This program is intended to help prevent needless pain and suffering to seniors, decrease physician and emergency room visits and hospitalization, and will help to curtail the tide of increasing health care costs associated with the improper use of medications. The overall goal is to improve the quality of life for seniors and their families.

For more information regarding the Health Guide/Medication Management Program call: 1-800-510-2020.