2) Tips for Administering Oral Medications: Make sure that when you are measuring liquid medications, that you measure carefully using the correct measuring cup or spoon. A kitchen teaspoon or tablespoon will not give you an accurate dose of medication. Also remember that the dose cup that you get with an over-the-counter medication is meant [...]
10) The Primary Caregiver Issue Women represent 66% of all caregivers. In most cases this additional roll as ‘Primary Caregiver” is added to the responsibilities associated with her role as mother, wife and full time employee. The caregivers work, health and relationships with family and friends can all be negatively impacted by the added burden [...]
9) Medications and Alzheimers When your Alzheimers patient needs to take medications regularly, experts recommend that you use the Pill Box System. Have the responsible adult fill up the pill box every week. At the same time they can check to see if the patient remembered to take all the pills from the previous week. [...]
