Medications

Overview

You can add your loved one's medications to the GrandCare system, so that the system can remind your loved one of important things such as:

• When to take the medication
• If the medication has already been taken
• How to take it
• What it is for
• And other information about the medication as well
  
  

Adding a Medication

There are two different ways to add medications to your loved one's system. You can use the method that you prefer or find more convenient.

Add the Medication at the Touchscreen

• At the Touchscreen, press the "Gear" icon
• Enter the 4-digit System PIN (which is set, and can be viewed, on the Advanced Settings screen in the Care Menu)
• Press the "Medication" button
• Any medications and schedules that you have already added will be listed on the screen
• Press the "Add Medication" button
• Screen 1 - Lookup - You have two choices:
  
  

Search for the medication in a database:

• Enter either the brand name of the drug (e.g. Synthroid), or the generic name (e.g. Levothyroxine), or the NDC code if you have it (sometimes it is listed on the prescription label)
• Press the "Search" button
• Select the medication from the list of choices
• Don't worry if any of the information about the medication you selected doesn't match your loved one's medication. You will be able to overwrite any of the information.
  
  

Enter the medication information yourself:

• Type in the name of the medication
• Press the "Skip Lookup/Manual Entry" button
  
  

• Press the "Next" button
• Enter or change any of the information displayed (only fields that have an * in the name are required)
• Press the "Next" button to advance through the screens
• On the final screen, you can begin to enter the schedule for when to take the medication
• Press the "Save" button when you are done