Are you the one who is taking your elderly loved one to their doctor’s appointment? Even if you have in-home care providers drive your elderly loved one to and from the appointments, but you want to help in some way, here are some tips that can help.

Getting to Know Your Elderly Loved One’s Healthy Condition Better

One of the best tips for handling your elderly loved one’s appointments is to get to know their health concerns and condition better. Some of the things that you may need to know to ensure your elderly loved one’s appointments go better include:

• Symptoms they are having
• Past health conditions
• How they are eating
• What concerns they have
• Family history of health problems
• Mental health symptoms

The more you know about our elderly loved one’s health, the better their appointments will go. If your elderly loved one isn’t great at remembering things or being able to tell their doctor what symptoms they are having, it would be a good idea for you or an in-home care provider to always go to appointments with them.

Having a Medication List

Another way that you can ensure your elderly loved one’s appointments go better is to always have them take a medication list. If your elderly loved one is on any new medications or they are having symptoms with any medications, it would be a good idea to note these things, as well. A lot of senior citizens see multiple doctors who prescribe medications. It is important that all your elderly loved one’s doctors know what the other doctors have prescribed. This can help to prevent any medication interactions. If your elderly loved one won’t remember to bring the medication list, you or an in-home care provider can bring it for them.

Preparing Questions

Your elderly loved one can have better appointments by preparing questions ahead of time, as well. For example, if they are starting a new treatment, you or your elderly loved one may have questions about that treatment. If you have questions written down ahead of time, you won’t forget them during the appointment. If you have questions, but you can’t be at the appointment, be sure to share those with the in-home care provider that will be taking your elderly loved one.

These Tips Should be Shared with In-Home Care Providers too

There are many ways that you can help your elderly loved one to have better appointments. If you start by utilizing the tips mentioned above, that can significantly improve and help to reduce the confusion with any appointments.

Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/how-prepare-doctors-appointment

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