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The Q&A session at the recent Cambridge,
Ohio, Fearless Caregiver Conference started with a question
from the audience that promised to be the only one addressed
that day. The caregiver spoke of her husband who had a
stroke a few years ago and was living in a long-term care
facility.
He had recently stopped taking his medicine and,
in fact, had also stopped eating anything in which medicine
could be hidden, including applesauce, ice cream and
potatoes. He is non-responsive as to why he had
decided to stop his medications, but his medication
non-compliance is starting to affect his health. She
was rightfully concerned and wondered if our panel had any
suggestions.
She couldn’t have come to a
better place. The panel consisted of an eldercare
attorney, a geriatrician, a financial expert, an
expert for the Area Agency on Aging and the
administrator of the county senior center. Oh yes,
and a room filled with concerned and experienced
family caregivers.
The suggestions were flying: the
lady should enlist the help of her husband’s best
friend in case he didn’t want to share his thoughts
on his decision with his wife, contact a geriatric
psychologist, have close family members share with
him how much he is loved, and even find more
effective ways to sneak the medicine into his foods.
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