Have any of you kind people on this Forum any tips on giving Medication to People with Dementia ?
My elderly Mother takes Medication Three times a Day and is sometimes reluctant to accept what is Prescribed by her GP.
I can sympathise with her dislike of taking Pills as some are quite large and the quantity prescribed would make me reluctant to take them.
Whilst administering her Medication I try to select the smaller sized pills in small groups of Three using a Tea Spoon..then work my way up to the larger sizes ending in singular items of her Medication.
I try to take my time giving my Mother these Pills and also encourage her by giving her Water or her favourite Barley Water to drink during each Tea Spoon.
Sometimes my Sister helps and told me she recognises some of Mums Medication as she is prescribed the same product...one of which my Sister said “ that round dark coloured Pill fizzes in my mouth and tastes like Chalk “. .....so now I make sure that Pill is last on the list for Mum to take.
I have tried to research reluctance of People taking Medication and i found that some products also come in liquid form but due to Coronavirus and Doctors being extremely busy that would probably not be an option open to me right now.
My elderly Mother takes Medication Three times a Day and is sometimes reluctant to accept what is Prescribed by her GP.
I can sympathise with her dislike of taking Pills as some are quite large and the quantity prescribed would make me reluctant to take them.
Whilst administering her Medication I try to select the smaller sized pills in small groups of Three using a Tea Spoon..then work my way up to the larger sizes ending in singular items of her Medication.
I try to take my time giving my Mother these Pills and also encourage her by giving her Water or her favourite Barley Water to drink during each Tea Spoon.
Sometimes my Sister helps and told me she recognises some of Mums Medication as she is prescribed the same product...one of which my Sister said “ that round dark coloured Pill fizzes in my mouth and tastes like Chalk “. .....so now I make sure that Pill is last on the list for Mum to take.
I have tried to research reluctance of People taking Medication and i found that some products also come in liquid form but due to Coronavirus and Doctors being extremely busy that would probably not be an option open to me right now.