What was the problem?
Care home residents are often prescribed many medicines. Medicines can be beneficial, but taking multiple medications can sometimes cause side effects and affect residents’ quality of life. It’s important that people living in care homes have their medications regularly checked with a healthcare professional to make sure they are still suitable.
What have we done to address this problem?
We worked with residents, relatives, care home staff and healthcare professionals to develop a set of resources so that residents and care home staff can be actively involved in discussions about medicines. They include questions that residents might want to ask, such as “Do I still need all my medicines?” and “How do I know they are helping me?”.
What did we produce and who is this useful for and why? 
The resources are designed for healthcare professionals, care home staff and residents and relatives to use when reviewing medicines. They have been launched by the Health Innovation Network in September 2025, and build on the success of resources designed by our group which are used across England for older people living in their own homes.
You can find all of these here.