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Inadequate management of medicines by the older-aged living in a retirement village.

BACKGROUND: A comparison of the management of medicines by the older-aged living in freehold (fully owned) and rental homes in retirement villages has suggested that the older-aged living in rental, but not freehold, retirement villages may require help to manage their medicines.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the management of medicines by the older-aged living independently in a leasehold (partly owned) home in retirement village to determine whether they also need help in managing their medicines.

METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 older-aged residents living in a leasehold retirement village.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The main outcome measure was the perception of present and ongoing adherence.

RESULTS: Amongst participants in the leasehold retirement village, with an average age of 82.9 years, the perceptions of present and ongoing adherence indicated that only 55 % of older-aged participants were adherent at the time of the study, and not likely to have problems with adherence within the next 6-12 months. Participants from the leasehold retirement village had a good understanding of 58 % of their illnesses. A mean of 9.8 medicines per person were prescribed. Cardiovascular medicines were the most commonly prescribed at 86 %.

CONCLUSION: The older-aged living in leasehold retirement villages may require extra assistance/resources to manage their medicines.

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