Med-E-Lert Automatic Pill Dispenser with alarm is fully automatic, simple to use, with easy set-up. This pill dispenser has a capacity of one week's supply of pills up to four times per day. Compartment size is 20% larger than other automatic pill dispensers. This medication reminder with alarm is lockable with a key. There is an alarm with loud sound and blinking light to remind the patient or caregiver that it is time for medication. The Med-E-Lert Automatic Pill Dispenser with Alarm helps with patient compliance and is for use in the home and care centers. Provides peace of mind for patients and caregivers that an Alzheimer's or dementia patient can't get into the pill dispenser.
If you are the caregiver helping to take care of an elderly parent in your home, this is a great reminder tool for you when you are busy and may not remember to give your loved one their medication. The loud long-lasting pill dispenser alarm will remind you it is medicine time. When the patient flips over the dispenser allowing the pills to fall out, the alarm then stops. Gives you peace of mind that you won't forget. The medication reminder also has a low battery alert.
If you fill the Med-E-Lert automatic pill dispenser for your elderly parent that lives independently in their own home - it is a reminder to them to take their medicines and will ONLY let them have their prescribed dose. Great for those elderly persons who are a little forgetful and may take a double dose or forget a dose all together, and may not know what day of the week it is. Since the medication reminder with alarm has a tamper-proof lock, they can't get into the medicines and take more than they should. A good idea for elderly people living at home and using the Med-E-Lert automatic pill dispenser would be to type out a note in large easily readable font with directions and put it on the device, such as: When alarm sounds flip over dispenser pouring the pills out into your hand - then take your pills.
The Med-E-Lert medication reminder is also suitable for the vision impaired. Those persons with diminished eyesight might not take their medication out of the correct slot on regular pill holders.