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...Open University's Health and Social Care qualifications. In addition to that, we may already know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call polymorbidity. This often leads to the need to take several different medications in one to treat each condition (what we call polypharmacy). With all age-related...

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses As the Dementia UK report indicates, severity of dementia is also linked to increasing age. There are therefore serious implications for quality of life (QL) and care of those living with dementia in long term facilities. Dementia is characterized by a range of cognitive impairments such as difficulty in speaking,...

...open up about their loss and to support one another. What if you are worried about a man in your life? Let them know you are there to listen and not judge. Keep in touch: a text or a phone call can make all the difference. Find out about community or local services that support men. Reassure them it is okay for them to get help. Look after yourself too: supporting someone...

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses We know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call multimorbidity, and using multiple medications, which we call polypharmacy. This combination of ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy inevitably comes with some risks – these are explored in a previous...