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[quote=Anonymous]OP I am sorry you are receiving such rude responses. Is there money to throw at this? If so, I would see if you can hire a nurse or aide or even case manager (based on budget) who speaks his language and go to appointments with him. A nurse might be best equipped to advocate for him and explain the need. I found that taking myself out of the equation made things move much smoother. My mother will listen to the nurse and the nurse is trained to work with stubborn elderly. You are right. We cannot force anyone to take medication when cognitively capable of making their own decisions. Also, what people don't understand is when we engage in this back and forth and push and plead and try every method to "help" we can enable them to stay stuck. Sometimes the dysfunction is reinforcing because they get attention and can be controlling. That's where an outsider can make more of a difference.[/quote]
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