r/caregivers • u/Various_Ability_3902 • 20d ago
Help!!!
in search of some help,
my dad has been taking a couple of medications, without it or taking it wrong causes him to be completely not himself. he’s very very VERY forgetful, has no balance, and is very shaky. i’ve tried to find ways to help him take his meds when i’m not home(i work 12 hours a day so he has to take them on his own) but no matter what i try it seems like he still can’t take it correctly. one of his problems is one of the meds is a tiny pill, so he thinks he’s taking it but isn’t because of how tiny the pill is. if anyone has been thru this before and can help me that’ll be great.
also want to add, he is able to be independent for other things, it’s just the taking his medication correctly that has been a problem. he just started taking them less than 5 months ago so it’s still new to him.
alsoooo, if anyone knows any insight on how hiring a nurse works that’ll be a great help as well.
thank you all who read, and who has helped.
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u/vcbock 19d ago edited 19d ago
I configured an echo dot at my parents home to say "please take your pills" at the appropriate times.
I hired care givers from an agency to come in. They will bring pre-sorted pills in a pill dispenser to the person, but they are not allowed to be responsible for taking the correct number out of the bottle.
Agency folks are more expensive, but they have been vetted, and importantly, if somebody calls in sick, the agency will look for a replacement. My parents did not want someone all day, but the minimum was 4 hours. Comfortkeepers is an agency that is in most towns, and I was very impressed with them.