get a list of her medications. either look the individual side effects up on the internet or ask your friendly neighborhood pharmacist to assist you. many drugs used in the elderly can cause confusion and certain combinations of drugs can have many different side effects (called drug interactions). many internet sites will also check for drug interactions. some drugs are not biologically processed well by the elderly and can form toxic levels. these drug toxicities would not be known unless she had a blood level of the particular drug tested. this happened with my own mother who was unresponsive and presumed to be dying. with the care center asked to have all of her medications stopped we agreed. a few days after her medications were stopped she "woke up" and lived happily for three more years! she was on a seizure medication from an er physician for years based on his assumption that she had a seizure (she did not). the care facility continued to give her this drug on a daily basis to the point where it was at toxic levels. a blood test confirmed the toxicity and she was never given it again. stay closely involved in her care. if you have power of attorney you have the right to get this information review her medical records and talk with the physician that is covering the care facility.
mother has deminstia how can i tell if any of mother's drugs ( side effects are confussion) is adding to confusion? . drugs given in care facility i fear the effects of these drugs are giving false evidence to those who want to keep her from coming home.