title: The effects of medication on cognition in long-term care.
abstract: This article emphasizes the need to consider the role of medications when providing speech-language pathology services to a person with cognitive decline. This is particularly true when working with older adults. Many older adults take multiple medications that may have a direct effect on cognitive ability and as a result, on the success of rehabilitation efforts.
authors.affiliation: Select Medical Rehabilitation Services, Clearwater, Florida 34677, USA. Pjohnson68@tampabay.rr.com
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology