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Part 4 Lesson 2: Managing Medications
Caregiver School
English - April 22, 2019 15:58 - 9 minutes - 16.7 MBEducation Health & Fitness familycaregivers dementiahomecare elderhomecare helpforcaregivers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The most common solution to a physical problem is a medication. This can be as simple as an over the counter medication purchased in any drug store or complicated prescription and set of instructions to be followed.
Most people can manage their medications on their own for a long time with little or no problems. Over time they develop a system of organizing and taking their medications. And since most start out with just one or two and add more over time they usually just adapt and are unaware of just how complicated their medication regime has become. They usually rely on memory of what the doctor told them and the instructions on the prescription bottle.
But when our loved one starts to get a bit confused managing their medications is sometimes one of the first areas out loved one could use some help. But stepping into this new responsibility can be quite a challenge, a source of frustration as well as worry.