Practical notes for families looking after the health of the people they love.
One missed dose is rarely a crisis, but 'just take two' is sometimes exactly wrong. What to do when a tablet is missed, by how late you noticed.
Stop being the family's human relay station. How to give every sibling the same picture of a parent's health without repeating it on ten phone calls.
When your days do not follow a fixed clock, fixed dose times stop working. How to build a medicine schedule that survives night shifts and rotating rosters.
A weekly pill box sorts the tablets but stays silent when a dose is due. Why pill organisers and reminders solve different halves of the same problem.
A step-by-step way to set up daily medicine reminders on WhatsApp for a parent - no app to install, and it works on the phone they already use.
What blood pressure, sugar and weight readings are normal for an elderly parent, how often to measure at home, and which numbers mean call the doctor.