There are available guidelines for older adults on how to take their medications safely, and how closely older adults' actual medication management practices align to guidelines is an important area of study. This study asked 28 community-dwelling older adults taking five or more medications how they manage them, and compared those strategies to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) guidelines. Several strategies were in opposition to the guidelines, including self-weaning or splitting pills. Additionally, several reported seeking information from potentially unsafe sources (e.g., internet).