My mother has dementia and I just received a call from her home health agency about mom not taking her medication out of her medication organizer correctly. For instance, her aide states that she is taking Friday meds for Thursday meds and some medication is left on the table after she takes the medications. Does anyone have advice or suggestion on how to keep her safe at home in regards to taking the meds out of the medication organizer correctly. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Ann
Anyway, to your original question if she can live alone? If you can you get the pill issue corrected, and she doesn’t exhibit other poor behaviors like wandering etc, she can probably still live alone but with help from aids. Mine lived independently for 6 years with the help of aids for 2 hours in the morning and 2 at night, but everyone’s situation is different and you haven’t told us her other symptoms that may concern you.
Maybe Mom doesn’t need a facility right now, but there are things you should probably do if you haven’t already. Do you have POA? If not, do it now while she’s still competent to sign. Have an idea in mind of where she will go. Be thinking about filing for Medicaid if she can’t self-pay. When the time comes for her to go, it will be a relief to have a plan in place.
For my Mom this was one of the first signs she would not be able to live alone. She forgot how to use the remote and telephone. She was getting up in the middle of the night getting ready for the next day. After a UTI there was no question that she had to live with me until other arrangements could be made. My nephew worked and had his own disabilities to deal with.
Thanks everyone who responded to my question...really appreciate your support.
Ann
It also prompted me to look for other signs. We found she had been hiding meals we had brought over or from meals on wheels behind other things in the freezer which answered the question why she had lost a little weight recently. Sadly this was the end of her living alone.
if she’s aware of day of the week and time it might be an option.