Hi all, I found this forum through looking for advice and help with my Dad's Pivotel box, which frankly is the most frustrating and stressful thing my dad could possibly have. He has early onset dementia (diagnosed at 62) and lives independently and manages fine, although his timekeeping and spatial awareness are poor. His Pivotel box only gives him 10 minutes to take the pills and then locks, so he can't get them out. Also he is not capable of tipping something at 45 degrees in the right direction to get pills out of such a tiny hole.
3 or 4 times a week he fails to get the pills and ends up walking to the chemists with the dispenser for them to open it for him. I have tried to change the settings but we don't have a key to open it to access the buttons. last time he went to the chemist they told him if it had locked to stick a knife in the catch to open it.......
It is possibly the most impractical and frustrating thing he could possibly have been given. He was remembering to take his tablets at breakfast every day without it and I have no idea why anyone thought it would be necessary or appropriate for him.
I live about 100 miles away from my Dad and although he has complained to me over the phone about it I didn't believe it was as bad as he said it was. I have now seen it first hand and can see that what he says is correct.
Does anyone have any advice please?
Thanks
Victoria