Hi,

I've got a great uncle and aunt who are in their 90s. She has
alzheimers but is in great shape physically. He's still got a wealth
of knowlege but showing signs of senility, plus his sight and hearing
have rapidly deteriorated and become very poor.

My grandmother had alzheimers and she lived in constant fear of
forgetting her pills. It was probably the worst part of the whole
scenario, her plunge into desperate fear every 5 minutes. As soon as
you'd calmed her down, it would start all over again. I'm sure this is
thoroughly documented throughout this newsgroup. Rough stuff.

Anyway, my great uncle and aunt have a similar situation brewing. He
needs pills to handle his blood pressure, but can't really see or hear
much. As I said, he doesn't have alzheimers and remembers that he
needs pills, but he's growing unsure of whether he took them already.

I know that there's no replacement for human help, but for me that's
simply not feasable except as an occasional supplement. What have you
all found to be the best alternative solution? I'm looking around at
pill dispensers, and I'm finding sort of what I'd like, but there
still seems to leave a lot to chance in their condition. I'd prefer
something that had a month's worth of doses, and gives very large,
obvious indication that the pills have been taken or need to be taken.

Sincere thanks,

Scott