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How can I remember to Take My Medications?
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How can I remember to Take My Medications?

Taking the medication on a daily (and even hourly) basis can be a hassle and is regularly forgotten, resulting in health impacts that could’ve been avoidable. Remembering to take your medication, as well as the correct dosage, is so important and potentially life-changing! By following these four easy steps you can keep control of your pills, healthcare and your life – without having to be in an aged care facility!

 

  1. Use a pillbox

  2. The pillbox is a self-explanatory organisation tool to help you remember your everyday medication and correct dosages. Just take a few minutes out on your Sunday to split your daily medications up – pillboxes with am and pm are also easy to purchase from your local chemist.
  3. Assistance from a family member or HCA Home healthcare professional

  4. If you’re using a pillbox, on the day you must refill it, you may have trouble working out the right dosages or which medications to take on what day.

To achieve this help, get a family member, or even a support worker or nurse to aid you in this activity for just a few hours once a week.

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  1. Another way you can remember to take pills is to link them to daily activities. Incorporate your medications within your daily routines by remembering to take them with:

– Meals

– When you turn on/off your alarm

– When you have a shower

– When you brush your teeth

 

By doing this taking your medications to become a seamless habit within your everyday life.

  1. Keeping your medications out in the open can also help you remember. This is a great way to create new habits, especially when taking new pills – leave them on your bedside table or a place you see often to create this routine.

By getting help from family or our HCA nurses/support workers once a week, you can get your dosages and medications under control allowing you to be more independent and live a healthier life.

 

For more information on how you can receive help on keeping your medications on track, contact us.

If you would like to discuss your Aged Care Learning needs and how the HCA LMS might match your organisational requirements, contact us today.

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