Medication Safety

One study showed over 68 percent of medication errors resulted in serious consequences, including hospitalization, disability, even death. It is often simple medication mistakes that lead to such problems. That is especially true among older adults who, on average, are taking five medications daily.

Sedgebrook residents explore age-old question in philosophy course

Many scientific studies have shown a strong correlation between keeping the mind active and good mental health in older adults.

The U.S. is facing the worst doctor shortage in decades, with fewer younger doctors stepping in to fill the shoes of older, retiring physicians.

“My grandfather had many, many stories he told throughout the years. I always thought I could remember them, but you don’t, and now those stories are gone,” says Bob Vehlow, who began writing his memoirs just weeks after moving to Sedgebrook.

Barbara Rinella brings Jackie O to life

Barbara Rinella brought an American legend back to life at Sedgebrook on January 19. Dressed in a coral shirtwaist dress, matching pillbox hat, white gloves, and oversized black sunglasses, Rinella recounted the extraordinary life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.