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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are lots of people who do this unless you are in some isolated backwater. Reminding to take medication is one thing but dispensing it is another. Check the laws for your jurisdiction and don’t ask a companion/housekeeper to do anything illegal.[/quote]

Oh I am not hiring anyone (I wish I could) but I don’t understand the dispensing thing. Do you mean like giving someone a pill with a glass of water? And maybe doing eye drops? 
It’s so stupid someone needs a license for it. I do it for my dad with no license and I’d totally allow someone else responsible enough to do it if they were willing! [/quote]

I assume if somehow you screwed up the medication and sent your dad to the hospital or worse…your siblings wouldn’t sue you.

Are you claiming if this unlicensed caregiver manages to screw it up, you would just laugh it off?

It may seem silly, but so much of medicine and elder care is just “cover your ass” cost in the US due to lawsuits.

I mean…many assisted living facilities call the fire department if someone falls down because they don’t have the properly licensed people to pick them up.  It’s a huge cost to local governments.[/quote]

How can I screw up the medication?! I don’t screw it up for myself. If it says 1 tablet 2x per day what’s there to screw up. 
What kind of training is needed to learn this? 
But you’re right it’s the ridiculous litigation culture that is to blame. [/quote]

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