Residents at Morada Albuquerque receive long-term care from our memory care specialists in a safe and loving setting. Memory care facilities will put your loved one’s needs first and offer specialized help with daily life and medical monitoring. Also, they plan events for various times of the day to keep residents engaged and socially active and to enrich their lives. Forgetting when and how much medication to take is a common problem among dementia patients. Here’s how the process of medication management takes place in a memory care facility in North Valley, NM, so that you or your loved one can live carefreely.
Preparation Work
Before you or your loved one moves into a memory care community, it’s important to know what medicine (prescription and over-the-counter) you should be taking for your condition, like Alzheimer’s or dementia. Ask your doctor or pharmacist the following questions:
- What is the purpose of using this drug?
- What positive effects should I watch out for and when?
- How long should the drug be taken for?
- What dosage and how frequently should one take the medication?
- What happens if I forget to take a dose?
- What are the adverse effects and how should it be treated?
- When combined with other medications, can this medication cause issues?
If you have a thorough list of your prescriptions, managing them will be simpler. The list should include the drug’s name, the practitioner who recommended it, and the dosage and frequency that you or your loved one should be taking. Getting this in order can help the team and the memory care community stay on top of your loved one’s medication needs.
Medications to Treat Other Conditions
Many individuals with memory issues also suffer from other illnesses, including diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease. For these ailments, they could use several medications. It’s crucial to keep track of every medication they take, and moving them to a memory care community ensures that the team can keep track of all their medication needs, not just the ones to treat their memory impairment. Leaving it up to the patient themselves or an inexperienced caregiver can be taxing or inefficient.
Medication Reminders at Memory Care Facilities
One of the potential effects of having a memory impairment is forgetting when to do important tasks, such as eating or taking your medication. At a memory care facility, the person-centered team works round the clock and according to a fixed schedule to ensure that your loved one keeps up with their medication and mealtime needs. This is administered through organized rosters and the skilled training the team members receive before caring for you or your loved one.
Never Miss a Medical Appointment
One added benefit of moving to a memory care facility is that you won’t have to worry about missing another medical appointment again! Whether you’re going to visit the doctor to check on your memory impairment condition, or some other health issue, chauffeured transportation will take you there and back to the community in a safe and timely manner.
Do you know someone who can benefit from the high-quality and attentive care available at retirement communities? Check out our holistic senior memory care program today!
