Dementia Care

at a Glance

Catharine Jenkins, Laura Ginesi, Berni Keenan

Multiple Choice: Chapter 33 Medication management

Question 1. Why might the person with dementia not be taking medication as prescribed?

A. Lack of understanding of the need to take the medication or concerns about the medication that have not been addressed
B. Memory problems
C. Functional problems associated with reading labels or opening containers
D. All of these