The COTA is visiting a patient in the parent’s home, working…

The COTA is visiting a patient in the parent’s home, working on a household budgeting activity. The parent, who is in her mid-60’s, takes Tranxene, an anti-anxiety (anxiolytic) medication. The patient stands up from the kitchen table, and says, “I’m having a dizzy spell.” Later, when she sits down to work with the COTA, the patient had difficulty telling the difference between the phone bill and the utility bill. The best thing the COTA should do to address this issue is to: