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My mother's Dr took her off aricept and cymbalta cold turkey. I did not know this until I walked into her assisted living place and found her unconscious. Isn't that dangerous?
Ask the doctor. May have been miscommunication. Of they may have tapered her off while in rehab. Who is her POA? That person should be checking all med changes
No she is out of the hospital. She first went in in April when she fell and broke her hip. She then went to a rehab facility. When she went back to her assisted living place, the nurse there faxed her regular Dr her medication list and asked what he wanted her to be on concerning medication. He faxed back a list of medications and the antidepressant and the aricept were not listed. The assisted living place then took her off these.
I agree with Glad. Every time my mom enters or leaves a facility, I've learned to go over the med list myself. There has ALWAYS been at least one error.
Agreeing with BarbBroklyn . . and more. Know what meds are being given, be on hand without Notice to the staff while meds are given. Check several times a week on how and when meds are given in some matter or another. Obtain your LO's medication list from the Dr. and compare that to the Facilities list. Have other friends or family members help. Even the good facilities can mess up. There are different Nurses on duty. Some didn't know you have to wait a full 5 minutes to administer the two different eye drop prescriptions in the evening. Don't take anything for granted. At Mother's former facility, they were generally rouge and totally unrepentant when I caught them giving Mother her Glaucoma eye drop med in the am that should have been given at night, her eye drops for twice a day were given only in the evening for at least 3 months. There is no coincident that Mother's rapid eye degeneration and visual hallucinations occurred during this period due to the deterioration of her eyes, a stage before total blindness with a diagnosis that went from moderate to severe Glaucoma. My reporting this to the Administrator of Personal Care, the Head of Nursing in the Facility, The Facility Administrator, Government Agencies, a written request for an intervention to stabilize Mother's eyes by permitting myself to give Mother her eyedrops for 3 months from a Glaucoma Specialist from a prestigious University led to the facility limiting my hours to 4 hours a day 5 days a week. My son stepped in and told the facility we were moving Mother to another facility as soon as they had an opening. He called my cousin and told him without an argument and as to my brother he was for the move as we received bills of $25.00 per hour for months for a Nurses Aid to stay with Mother after she lost her balance, couldn't remember to press her button for Nurses Aid to take her to the bathroom, from all the falls she had in Personal Care when the Nurses Aids brought her back from the DR and placed her in front of the TV. They didn't take her to the bathroom or put her in bed. I left Notes everywhere, it didn't help. I documented everything. The rogue facility, my brother and cousin worked in concert during this bad period. There were major numerous other problems at the facility, to many to mention all. It would take a book. A dysfunctional family intensifies any and all problems. What opened the doors for us getting Mother out of there was the damage to her eyes. I now stay with my Mother 24 x 7 in a new facility in Independent Living and administer her medications. My son and daughter-in-law come in for a few hours here and there for me to keep appointments and to go to Church. The new facility is close to heavenly. It is an upgrade. Mother has greatly recovered from the saga at the rogue facility. She isn't walking on her own as she was before March 2016 when the rogue facility, my brother and cousin conspired against Mother and myself but she is doing better. Brother and Cousin have been giving Mother and I space. They haven't apologized or opened up about what they did and said to the rogue facility. They have both told me that I was argumentative.
I'm not aware of any problems stopping aricept cold turkey. Cymbalta can have withdrawal symptoms, even if it is stopped gradually. Was mom already on a very small dose when it was discontinued?
I think the only way you'll know why this happened the way it did is to talk to the doctor. The staff at a care center can only follow doctor's orders.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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Who was managing your mother's medications?
When found unconcious, what treatment did she receive?
The only person who can answer your question is the doctor who faxed back the scripts, I think.
Maybe they were on page 2 that got overlooked?
I think the only way you'll know why this happened the way it did is to talk to the doctor. The staff at a care center can only follow doctor's orders.