re: Older Employee's Memory is becoming an issue in the office

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she used to be a fantastic employee but now she has become sluggish, slow, lethargic and seems to just be going through the motions.

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I suspect this woman has started medication that is causing this.

The legalities of finding out are very tricky.

Maybe you can have HR talk to her. Otherwise, federal medical privacy laws leave you with only one course of action and that is to let her go. Discuss this with HR and find your options.

Your coworker may not realize the effect it is having on her performance. Her doctor needs to be made aware of the situation but you can NOT do that yourself.

It would be risky but can you contact a family member? They would have noticed by now. This woman may need the health insurance you offer so firing her solves your problem but not hers.

You sound like a caring person. I hope this situation has a good outcome.