Managing Day to Day Health Care
Items to Consider
One of your most important roles may be monitoring and managing the health of your loved one. Here are some instructions for making these tasks more manageable.
- Maintain an up to date list of medications and dosages.
- Periodically review the medication list with medical professionals and/or pharmacists for possible drug interactions.
- Discard old medications or encourage your loved one to do so.
- Monitor your loved one’s ability to manage his/her own medications.
- Keep emergency procedures and health care contact information in a visible location.
- Post special medical instructions in visible locations (e.g., dietary restrictions, instructions for special medical equipment, Do Not Resuscitate form).
Downloadable Worksheets
Other Resources
Visit the Resources page for additional to help you manage your loved one's care. It may be helpful to visit the Resource page section Organizations and Resources for Caregivers.
Contact the geriatric care specialist with your questions and comments regarding the Managing Day to Day Health Care Module by emailing CAREgivinghelp@cje.net or by calling 773.381.6008.
It is important to remember the geriatric care specialist may not be able to respond immediately to your message. It may take two to three days before receiving a response.
Many questions submitted to the geriatric care specialist via email or voicemail message will be posted and responded to through the E-CAREonline message board. If you do not want your question and its response posted on the message board, please make your wish clear in your email or voicemail message to the geriatric care specialist.
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