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How about a pager that is set to vibrate. When it's time for his meds just page him. :) > >Hello All, > >Bob is having to be a lot more careful these days about taking his >medication regularly and on time.... even when I am home to remind /nag >him, he sometimes won't be bothered getting up/ stopping what he is doing. >Even when I tell him, it can be on the plate in front of him - still he >forgets.... > >Many people have used pill containers with an alarm built in. Indeed we >have two of these. These would be great except he also has a hearing loss >and can not hear the darn things. I have thought about several strategies >(old fashioned alarm clock in a bucket, an alarm clock which trips off a >string which causes a bucket of water to fall on his head; training our dog >to recognise and respond to the alarm and go an get him; an electric prod). > >Now seriously folks. > >Does anyone know of an alarm clock/watch/ pill reminder which works by >either pulsing on the wrist - or with a lower pitched alarm. A red >flashing siren may work. > >Short of hooking him up to an electric charge, timed to deliver a kick at >regular times - what else is there! > >He is not one who suffers from "on" and "off", particularly, so it often >does not matter to him if he forgets one whole dose. But later, it catches >up and he is "parked out." > >I look forward to your comments. > >Joy Graham (CG Bob, almost 60, ten years into PD) > >