The Providence Business News recently published a piece about BIF's Elder Experience Lab and our work in medication management.Written by reporter Marion Davis, the article introduces readers to the experience many elders have managing their medication regimines. Based on work conducted in the lab earlier this spring, the article discussed the challenges elders face in buying, taking and storing their medications.
The Lab team kicked off the medication management module with work to understand how elders currently manage their medications. We believe that to truly transform this area we need to more deeply understand the full entire experience. The team began work to answer important questions about how elders at all stages of their lives acquire, store, consume, order, understand and talk about medication. This activity includes focus groups with caretakers who assist elders, workshops with elders about their experience with medications, and design sessions where elders can share their ideas for improving the current system. The team also worked with staff from assisted living and nursing home environments to understand medication management from the perspective of those who support elders day-to-day. Check out early outcomes from this work here.
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