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The only 100% guaranteed way she will get her meds as prescribed is for a reliable other person to help her do it.
I learned this lesson with my MIL before we realized how bad her memory was getting. We lived in the next town but because we had a business, 3 kids and my own Mother to manage, I would call her up every morning and walk her through taking her meds... only to find the pills scattered on the dining room table and the undrunk glass of water still sitting there in her kitchen, even though after each step on the phone I'd make her confirm she did what I asked. She always said yes, but it was actually no. She wasn't lying -- she really thought she did what I asked. Then she started to not remember that she ate. After this discovery we transitioned her to AL.
Your Mom's memory will only get worse. Have you thought about this eventuality? I know it feels like a runaway train... May you receive wisdom and clarity and peace in your heart as you try to help her.
Welcome to the forum. My DH aunt started to forget to take her thyroid tablet. It needed to be taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. I’m not sure how long it had been going on but I noticed when there were many more pills than there were days before a refill. She was good on all the pills in her pill planner. This one has to be taken alone on an empty stomach so she would take it from the bottle. I tried moving it from her bathroom to near the coffee pot (first stop of the day). Didn’t work. Tried the phone calls. Tried having someone drop in for coffee. She would get up early knowing her nephew was coming and already be drinking coffee. 🤨 Tried getting rid of sugar so she would have it with black coffee which was ok for her to do. Then I finally hired a morning caregiver to come in and give it to her and help her with her ADLs. That began a new era. Later I added cameras. If I had put the cameras in earlier, I might have been able to guide her to take the pill a little more successfully. Aunt also had home health which helped me monitor that the tablets were gone from her pill planner on the appropriate days but they only came a few days per week. It was a family/community activity trying to determine if she had taken her thyroid each day.
Next with the pills was when she began to refuse to take them at all. That’s a different issue hopefully further down the road for your mom.
I first would review her meds with her doctor. Cholesterol is not needed at 89. It contributes to cognitive decline. So if she takes it, I would stop it. Blood pressure she needs. Mom stopped her thyroid meds when her numbers had been good for a while. She had been on heart medicine for a fast heart beat that was caused by thyroid. Thyroid meds corrected that problem so Dr took her off.
I did a weekly pill planner for Mom. My nephew lived with her so he gave them to her. We put them on a shelf she could not reach. Phillips does have an automatic pill dispenser. Its like a merry-go-round. You fill it for a certain number of days. It has a timer that tells the person time to take pills. The person has to push a button to dispense them. If not done after a certain # of tries, u get a call.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
I learned this lesson with my MIL before we realized how bad her memory was getting. We lived in the next town but because we had a business, 3 kids and my own Mother to manage, I would call her up every morning and walk her through taking her meds... only to find the pills scattered on the dining room table and the undrunk glass of water still sitting there in her kitchen, even though after each step on the phone I'd make her confirm she did what I asked. She always said yes, but it was actually no. She wasn't lying -- she really thought she did what I asked. Then she started to not remember that she ate. After this discovery we transitioned her to AL.
Your Mom's memory will only get worse. Have you thought about this eventuality? I know it feels like a runaway train... May you receive wisdom and clarity and peace in your heart as you try to help her.
My DH aunt started to forget to take her thyroid tablet. It needed to be taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. I’m not sure how long it had been going on but I noticed when there were many more pills than there were days before a refill. She was good on all the pills in her pill planner. This one has to be taken alone on an empty stomach so she would take it from the bottle.
I tried moving it from her bathroom to near the coffee pot (first stop of the day). Didn’t work. Tried the phone calls. Tried having someone drop in for coffee. She would get up early knowing her nephew was coming and already be drinking coffee. 🤨
Tried getting rid of sugar so she would have it with black coffee which was ok for her to do.
Then I finally hired a morning caregiver to come in and give it to her and help her with her ADLs. That began a new era.
Later I added cameras. If I had put the cameras in earlier, I might have been able to guide her to take the pill a little more successfully.
Aunt also had home health which helped me monitor that the tablets were gone from her pill planner on the appropriate days but they only came a few days per week. It was a family/community activity trying to determine if she had taken her thyroid each day.
Next with the pills was when she began to refuse to take them at all. That’s a different issue hopefully further down the road for your mom.
I did a weekly pill planner for Mom. My nephew lived with her so he gave them to her. We put them on a shelf she could not reach. Phillips does have an automatic pill dispenser. Its like a merry-go-round. You fill it for a certain number of days. It has a timer that tells the person time to take pills. The person has to push a button to dispense them. If not done after a certain # of tries, u get a call.
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