http://blogs.ajc.com/caringandsharing/2009/02/04/how-do-you-keep-seniors-safe/ Senior living issues, housing options and coping with an aging parent Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.ajc.com/caringandsharing/2009/02/04/how-do-you-keep-seniors-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-409 steve Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:05:22 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/caringandsharing/?p=126#comment-409 with a dementia patient, you must take charge of their medications,when my mom moved in with me I found that she could not always remember if or when she had taken her meds. also educate yourself on what they are taking as well as side effects and drug interactions, don't count on the doctor to do this for you. mom was placed on the drug namenda, which caused her to start having falls on an almost daily basis, also she began to have hallucinations and even more confusion than before along with a noticeable difficulty walking. after some research on my own we found a new doctor and removed her from namenda, the improvement was amazing, within a few days she was walking normally with no falls and is now more conversant and active. so educate yourself on the meds asap,don't hesitate to change doctors,especially if the current doc is not a geriatric doctor. with a dementia patient, you must take charge of their medications,when my mom moved in with me I found that she could not always remember if or when she had taken her meds. also educate yourself on what they are taking as well as side effects and drug interactions, don’t count on the doctor to do this for you. mom was placed on the drug namenda, which caused her to start having falls on an almost daily basis, also she began to have hallucinations and even more confusion than before along with a noticeable difficulty walking. after some research on my own we found a new doctor and removed her from namenda, the improvement was amazing, within a few days she was walking normally with no falls and is now more conversant and active. so educate yourself on the meds asap,don’t hesitate to change doctors,especially if the current doc is not a geriatric doctor.

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