You or a loved one lives alone at home. Maybe their memory isn’t as good as it once was, or the pill box has been empty or too full for the past few days. Are you confident their medication is being taken as prescribed? Home care services are more popular than ever, as it allows people needing assistance to age in place and remain in the comfort of their own home.
Hiring the right care team makes all the difference in the quality of care an individual receives. BrightStar Care® of Delray Beach knows that proper Medication Management can make a world of difference when it comes to maintaining a daily routine. An HHA or a CNA can provide Medication reminders, but if your loved one needs help with more, they may require services by a Registered Nurse!
Whether it’s a new Medication, or one they’ve been on for as long as you can remember; it’s important that it be taken as directed. The prescription drug you've been on for years can have sudden, scary side effects, too.
Drug toxicity is a common and significant health problem, but can sometimes go undetected by patients, family members, and even doctors who don’t suspect it. Awareness is important because mental disorientation, dizziness, blurred vision, memory loss, fainting, and falls could all be symptoms! Although drug toxicity may result when a medication dose is too high, it can also happen because a person’s ability to metabolize a drug changes over time; due to changes in condition including weight loss or gain, or immunity.
Older people are at high risk for drug toxicity, but younger people can suffer symptoms as well. Despite the well-established connection between aging and drug toxicity, physicians sometimes fail to equate patients’ symptoms with an adverse drug reaction, attributing them instead to a new medical condition. This increases the issue, as additional medications may be tacked onto current routines. When patients often see multiple doctors who do not communicate with one another; they sometimes end up prescribing similar drugs — which, when combined, can reach toxic levels. To avoid drug toxicity, patients should be proactive by keeping a careful record of which drugs they’re taking — including over-the-counter medications — and bringing that list to every doctor visit. Having an advocate with you at appointments can be helpful, too.
You can feel confident knowing that all BrightStar Care® of Delray Beach employees are recruited through one of the most intricate on boarding processes in the industry. Before their interview process, all caregivers are assessed for competency, drug tested, Level ll Background Screened and have their driving records pulled; as we know from experience, that this ensures a higher standard of communication, care capability, and safety from the minute they walk through our doors. All our caregivers are licensed, bonded, and insured by us; relieving your liability when it comes to care. When you choose BrightStar Care® of Delray Beach, there is no need to take out an Umbrella policy on your home owners insurance, or add a secondary policy to your auto insurance. The residents of Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach can rest easier knowing that we also provide continuing education and training to our employees on a regular basis, keeping them in the know at all times and holds them to the standard of our Core Values. By seeking the above traits in your caregiver, you can bet your home care journey will be off to a great start! Call our 24/7 line at 561.921.0550 to learn more.