Try: Make arrangements with the pharmacy to have cr’s medications filled in bottles with non-child proof lids this will allow cr to open the bottles without applying pressure and twisting this may also help reduce pain assist with medication compliance and prevent complications associated with not taking medications make arrangements with the pharmacy for the medications to be filled in foil packets a k a bubble packs that cr could open with one finger if cr is living in a senior housing community talk to the nursing staff about whether the medications can be bubble packed

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Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Medical Physical, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

Information: Many senior housing communities use an exclusive wholesale pharmacy for resident medications the mediations are delivered to the communities on a regular basis and passed on to the residents by the nursing staff this eliminates the need for each cr to deal with the pharmacy on an individual basis which has the potential to be very problematic keeping all the medications straight taking them as directed prescription renewals phone calls to doctors and so on can be very challenging for many crs

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Keywords: Medication management medication compliance pill bottles weakness in hands wrist and fingers manual dexterity

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed