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Medication Reminder

Overview

Your loved one can receive medication reminders right on the touchscreen of the system. The reminder will include the name of each of the medications scheduled for this time, along with a picture, the dose, and instructions for how to take it. The reminders will display at the start of a scheduled time period for a medication, and will remain visible until the time expires, or your loved one presses a button indicating the meds have been taken. An optional alert tone can accompany the reminder.

Reminders

When a medication is scheduled to be taken, a pop-up dialog will appear on the screen listing the medication(s) that should be taken at that time. The pop-up dialog will remain on the screen until your loved one presses a button, either confirming that the medication has been taken, requesting to be reminded again a little later, or declining to take the meds.

If your loved one asks to be reminded again later, then a new pop-up dialog will appear 15 minutes later. (Toward the end of the scheduled time period, that button will no longer appear.) If your loved one instead refuses the medications, there won't be another pop-up until another medication is scheduled. If the dialog isn't acknowledged, and the time period for a scheduled med expires, then the reminder will no longer display until the next scheduled time period begins.

Compliance

To see how well your loved one is doing with taking meds, you can check the Medication Analytics summary report. See the Medication Compliance help page for more information.
You can set rules on medication compliance, to notify you or other Caregivers whenever your loved one reports that medications have been taken, or whenever your loved one does not report they've been taken. See the Medication Rules help page for more information.

Medication Options

Setting the Optional Alert Tone

If you would like an optional alert sound to accompany the reminder when it first displays, select one in the Reminder Options window. To set the Reminder Options:

Log in to the Online Care Portal
Open the Care Menu
Click the "Medication" button
Click the "Options" button
Select the tone you would like, or select None
Click "Submit" to save your options

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-Your loved one can receive medication reminders right on the touchscreen of the GrandCare system. The reminder will include the name of each of the medications scheduled for this time, along with a picture, the dose, and instructions for how to take it. The reminders can be triggered at the start of a [[Medication Schedules|scheduled time period for a medication]], or whenever your loved one opens a [[Medication Dispensers|pill box]] that has been set up to work with the system.<br /><br />
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+===Overview===
+Your loved one can receive medication reminders right on the touchscreen of the system. The reminder will include the name of each of the medications scheduled for this time, along with a picture, the dose, and instructions for how to take it. The reminders will display at the start of a [[Medication Schedules|scheduled time period for a medication]], and will remain visible until the time expires, or your loved one presses a button indicating the meds have been taken. An optional alert tone can accompany the reminder.</td></tr>
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+===Reminders===
+When a medication is scheduled to be taken, a pop-up dialog will appear on the screen listing the medication(s) that should be taken at that time. The pop-up dialog will remain on the screen until your loved one presses a button, either confirming that the medication has been taken, requesting to be reminded again a little later, or declining to take the meds.<br /><br />
+If your loved one asks to be reminded again later, then a new pop-up dialog will appear 15 minutes later. (Toward the end of the scheduled time period, that button will no longer appear.) If your loved one instead refuses the medications, there won't be another pop-up until another medication is scheduled. If the dialog isn't acknowledged, and the time period for a scheduled med expires, then the reminder will no longer display until the next scheduled time period begins.<br /><br />
+===Compliance===
+* To see how well your loved one is doing with taking meds, you can check the Medication Analytics summary report. See the [[Medication Compliance|Medication Compliance help page]] for more information.
+* You can set rules on medication compliance, to notify you or other Caregivers whenever your loved one reports that medications have been taken, or whenever your loved one does '''not''' report they've been taken. See the [[Medication Rules|Medication Rules help page]] for more information.<br /><br />
 [[File:MedOptions.png|right|frame|Medication Options]]
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+===Setting the Optional Alert Tone===
-You need to choose if your loved one will receive medication reminders or not, and what will trigger them: whether they will occur at scheduled times, or whenever a pill box opens. Note that the reminders won't start until after you've [[Medications|added at least one medication]] and one [[Medication Schedules|schedule]] to the system. To set the Reminder Options:
+If you would like an optional alert sound to accompany the reminder when it first displays, select one in the Reminder Options window. To set the Reminder Options:
-* [[Logging In|Log in to GCManage]]
+* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
 * Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
 * Click the "Medication" button
 * Click the "Options" button
-* Adjust the slider to "Yes" for your loved one to receive medication reminders, or "No" for no reminders
+* Select the tone you would like, or select None
-* Select "When dispenser accessed" if you want reminders to pop up whenever the [[Medication Dispensers|pill dispenser]] is opened
-* Select "At scheduled time" if you want reminders to pop up whenever a [[Medication Schedules|medication is scheduled]] to be taken
 * Click "Submit" to save your options<br /><br />
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-If your loved one keeps medications in a medication box or a cabinet located near the GrandCare system, you can set reminders to be triggered by the opening of that [[Medication Dispensers|medication container]]. The container needs to have a [[Medication Device Configuration|contact sensor installed]], that is integrated with the GrandCare system. (This is typically done by your GrandCare installer.)<br /><br />
-Each time the [[Medication Dispensers|pill container]] is opened, the GrandCare system receives the signal, then checks the medication schedule. If there are any medications scheduled to be taken at that time, a pop-up dialog will appear on the screen, listing the medication that should be taken. The pop-up dialog will remain on the screen until your loved one presses a button, either confirming that the medication is being taken, or declining to take it at this time.<br /><br />
-If your loved one took the medication, and then opens the [[Medication Dispensers|pill container]] again during the same time period, the pop-up dialog that appears will state that the medication has already been taken. If the [[Medication Dispensers|pill container]] opens during a time when no medication is scheduled to be taken, then the pop-up dialog will state that there are no medications to be taken at this time. If the dialog isn't acknowledged, and time passes, so that the schedule for what should be taken changes, then the pop-up dialog will update to show correct information for the current time.<br /><br />
-<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Reminders At Scheduled Time</h3>
-If your loved one opts to have reminders appear at the scheduled time, then there doesn't need to be a [[Medication Dispensers|medication container]] integrated with the GrandCare system, or if there is, the system won't react when the container is opened. Instead, when a medication is scheduled to be taken, a pop-up dialog will appear on the screen, listing the medication that should be taken at that time. The pop-up dialog will remain on the screen until your loved one presses a button, either confirming that the medication is being taken, requesting to be reminded again a little later, or declining to take it at this time.<br /><br />
-If your loved one asks to be reminded again later, then a new pop-up dialog will appear 15 minutes later, listing any medication scheduled to be taken. If your loved one instead declines to take the medication, then there won't be another pop-up until another medication is scheduled. If the dialog isn't acknowledged, and time passes, so that the schedule for what should be taken changes, then the pop-up dialog will update to show correct information for the current time.<br /><br />