--001a114100bc8578a9055917a07b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great thanks Bill, I will forward this information to Anita On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Bill Devlin wrote: > Thanks for the update. When I was visiting at the end of August I did > notice that she appeared a little confused and I also found a few old pil= l > packets from a prior week that had not been taken. I'd suggest the > following: > > - each day Anita is there have her put out the next day's pill packet on > the kitchen counter before she leaves (and the day after if Anita is not > coming the next day) - in the case of Friday Anita would have to leave > pills for Sat, Sun and Mon - put the other pills away in one of the drawe= rs > - if Anita finds old pills remove and dispose of them > > - ask my Mom to just leave the empty pill packets on the kitchen counter = - > ideally this would enable Anita to check that pills had been taken > > > Let's see how this goes and ask Anita to continue to track it - we may > have to go to additional days if this continues to be a problem - if we h= ad > someone there everyday they could manage the pills and administer them to > my mom. > > > Bill Devlin > http://www.billdpix.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Corrina Masson > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 13, 2017 10:30 AM > *To:* Bill Devlin; Andrea Shelenko > *Cc:* Timothy Thomas > *Subject:* Follow up > > Hi Andrea and Bill, > > I visited your mother this morning, I dropped of the cognitive > therapeutics bag along with the schedule for the activities. The goal wil= l > be to complete the program 3 times per week. We explained the program to > your mother and she seemed to be open to the idea. This week Anita report= ed > that your mother has not been as tired, however she did contact Anita twi= ce > over the weekend and appeared to be confused with the caregiver schedule. > > Regarding your mother's medication, Anita has been finding unopened > packages of pills around the house (I attached a picture below). It seems > that your mother is becoming increasingly confused with when she is > supposed to be taking the pills and where she locates them (they are alwa= ys > located on the kitchen counter). It appears that she is keeping the old > packages of medication and may be taking the old packages instead of the > new packages? Unfortunately, if she continues to take the wrong dose of > medication, we will not be able to track the progress of the new meds and > is potentially causing harm if she is taking two dosages a day. > > Given the concern, I would strongly consider the need to have a caregiver > to cover the majority of the morning routines (potentially increase to 5 = or > 6 mornings per week) to ensure medication is taken properly and continue = to > provide all meal prep. I would be happy to discuss further if you had any > questions and would encourage you to share your feedback or any additiona= l > c