ARTHUR Hello. This is Arthur Dean, Ms. Handy, from Fair Care Home Health Services. Is this a good time to call?

MS. HANDY It's okay. But my father-in-law is lying down right now.

ARTHUR Oh, that's fine. Don't disturb him. I'm calling because, now that he's back from his two weeks from the nursing home, my agency will be resuming his home care. And I'll be his nurse again. So what I need to do is to set up a time so that I can come by.

MS. HANDY Can you come around 10:00 tomorrow? Is that all right?

ARTHUR Ten o'clock is perfect. Since we have to go over some paperwork again, I should be there up until about eleven or so. So, what I need you to do is have your father-in-law's medicines so we can go over them again. And it seems you kept a pretty good list. So, what I need you to do is have all of his new prescriptions and medications available so I can go over them. …Great, Mrs. Handy. I'll see you then. Bye, bye.

MS. HANDY Arthur, can I take your coat?

ARTHUR Well, thank you. It's certainly nice to see you both again.

MR. HANDY So you've come back again to make sure I'm okay? ARTHUR I sure have, and I'm glad to see you back home again, too. How are you doing today?

MR. HANDY Oh, I'm old, but I'm as good as I have a right to be. Those nursing homes, they're not for people like me. This is where I belong. At home, with my family.

MS. HANDY Arthur,we're so glad you're going to be our nurse again. Please sit down. Can I get you anything?

ARTHUR Oh, no thank you. Well, your daughter-in-law was telling me that you had some medication changes. Do you mind if we preview those real quick and go over them?

MS. HANDY Well, I have them in the kitchen, the list, too. I'll be right back.

MR. HANDY You know, when we go to the doctor she writes down everything exactly. Then she takes the prescription to the pharmacy to get the medication. Now, I take herbs, you know. So she always asks the pharmacist if they're going to cause a problem between the herbs and the pills from the doctor.

ARTHUR Oh, I see. So your daughter-in-law, she goes and fills your prescriptions and then she picks them up.

MR. HANDY She always takes the pills out of those cellophane wrappers… out of the cellophane… uh, plastic wrappers and puts them in the big pillbox.

ARTHUR Well, do you mind showing me how you take your medications?

MR. HANDY Well, now I take these three when I get up in the morning. Now, I take those four just before bedtime. Now this blue one, I take that one to help me in the bathroom after my surgery. I won't take that one but for so long.

ARTHUR Okay, well, it sounds like you've got your medications down. Are there any times when you mix them up?

MR. HANDY Oh, I've done many, many things a whole lot more difficult than this. But I've got my daughter-in-law; she'll help keep me straight. Now, for example, you see this plastic container has all the days of the week. If you'll notice right here, this one's empty, and I took that one this morning. So now I have noon and evening and that's all there is to it.

ARTHUR Oh, okay, well that's good. Now, Ms. Handy, you mentioned that you have a list of the medications and the times that he takes them. Do you mind if I see that list also?

MS. HANDY I have the list right here. I hope you can read my handwriting.

ARTHUR Well, thank you. I'll just be a moment while I look this over.