Managing medications is a difficult endeavor.
I've come up with this brilliant little solution: When I wake up and take my morning meds, I then throw them, so I'll know I've taken them. I throw the ones I won't need again into my pill basket (or I try to, I'll never make it as a quarterback), and throw the one I need to take again into the middle of the room…
Do you work with adults that need help with remembering to take medication?
Candida Abrahamson reviews the app, Pillboxie (1.99), a med reminder app. She presents the pros and cons of the app and like all of her posts, shares her wealth of resources and expertise in mental health.
Check out her review. You might just consider including Pillboxie in your OT iTool Kit for demonstration to young or older adult clients needing greater compliance with administration of medication. Or might his be an aid to parents who struggle with their child's medication schedule?
Carol
