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Hope you're feeling OK, Dougie.

I wonder if other people on this forum might have ideas about how to convince your mom to take her meds. I'm wondering if it's possible to tell a fib and say it's a vitamin or....?
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If she gets sicker, you will call 911 and have her taken to the ER. I think she needs a higher level of care than you can giver her at home.

Have you thought about a care facility?
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I will need support from family members and even the lawyer (ref.: the key) before I can do this.
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If your mother goes to the hospital and is an inpatient for 3 nights, she'll be eligible for Medicare-paid rehab. Once she's there, you explain to discharge planning that it's becoming impossible for you to get mom to be compliant with meds and that she is unsafe at home.

They will work with you to find a placement and to apply for Medicaid if that's needed.
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Please keep in touch with the psychiatrist. You should be able to call him/her with concerns. Maybe the drug he prescribed is causing her problems. When I as in my thirties I had antidepressants that gave me thinking, concentration and memory problems. Just imaging those drugs with an older brain.
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My Mom's sister had in fact insisted I should hand her the pill to take. But when I did that my Mom angrily threw the pill on the floor. She has not taken one since. The doctor told me over the phone, later, I should try to put the medication in her food. How I will do this when she is sitting there (and always facing the plate or bowl) I do not know.
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BarbBrooklyn Jul 2018
Dougie; Can't you place the bowl on the counter in front of you, out of mom's sight? And then bring it to the table?
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