Mealtime Tips for Persons with Dementia
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2019
- In this module of Mealtime Assistance & Nutrition for Persons with Dementia, we provide tips on assisting during mealtime - focusing on verbal cueing, physical assistance/guidance, socialization, and snack assistance.
Verbal Cueing - 0:18
Physical Assistance/Guidance - 1:30
Socialization - 3:40
Snack Assistance - 4:02
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thank you. i use this video for training my staff.
Good job! Y'all made this work look so fun.
Very Helpful tips
Thank you this was very helpful.
That looks like a wonderful care home. Thank you for some great ideas.
Thank you x❤
Thank you. Very helpful for home care . This level of care I have never seen even in the most expensive nursing homes. My Aunt is in one that is $9,000 a month.
Clearly that is too expensive
Hi. Please, let us pray together. Dear God who art in heaven hallow be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever in Jesus Christ's name we pray amen.
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Amen 🙏
What suggestions do you have for a patient that sees 'bug's in their food. Even if we prepare it in front of them or open a can...they will sit there an mess with their food and find bugs. Currently they are still eating but now because we have told them they need more 'protein' they are not eating meat and look at every label, etc...don't want protein.
This has been going on for about 2+ years. Some days better than others.
Thank you in advance.
Very difficult to think that my mum might still be hungry or thirsty even after trying to assist or coach her into eating. Occasionally its a good day and prompting or assisting works well but the thought that on bad days she hasn't had enough food or liquid but still might want it really is a worry. Maybe its cause I know how i would feel as an able bodied person to not be able to eat my fill or quench my thirst its a distressing feeling. Or am I over analysing it if only they could confirm there satisfaction in some way
My 94 years old father in law in 7th stage Alzheimer’s eats semi solids promptly but pours water into the plate or his lap.
What do you do when your parent has slowly started eating less and refuses to even take one more bite of something? We have been giving mom boost in everything she drinks now and she has tons of snack stuff on her room plus fresh fruit beside her. She barely touches them. She has started to get really angry if we ask her to eat more. I have told her she is losing weight and proved it by putting her on the scale, but she does not seem to care. She fights everything we try to get her to do these days, She thinks we are abusive and bullies. It is myself and my adult daughter who are her care givers now and she has warn us both out. She also gets verbally and physically abusive at times. She nearly needed stitches the other days because my daughter tried to remove something and mom scratched her self with her claws, she refuses to let me cut. She has even tried hiding food when we don't look. Im have reached my limit of patients and i feel mean for being stern with her at times. I have tried every tactic i can think of.
Being encouraging without a hint of pushyness, and eating with her help....Have her taste it to "compare which one you should try"....People usually like to help out
God bless. Caregiver fatigue is so destructive, I've lived it. If you can get Hospice care to help. It changed my life as a caregiver.
I agree that your approach is very human friendly for people who are staying in Senior care Living. One area that I want to make a suggestion in is you just said that the snack should be calorie dense and not worry about their health benefits. I'm sorry but I think that that is wrong. There are many in Alzheimer's Community who have vast medical knowledge who emphasized high-fat low-carb eating that stimulates neurological support rather than foods that cause more inflammation that might require pharmaceutical intervention. Healthy foods are good medicine.
Totally agree
I agree too however on the other hand if we look from a priority standpoint a high energy food is more important than a healthy low density one with a population who has trouble eating in general. You made the good point that healthy does exist but they mentioned the foods used as snacks are the residents' favorites. Some are peanut butter and jelly. Having a joyful heart is also healthier than being sad with a healthy snack.
All of them will leave this world super soon so… really I don’t think at that point there’s a reason to be healthy
My dad chowk on foods and can’t walk anymore because of dementia 😭😭😭
Preventing it by preventing atherosclerosis by eating whole plant foods and low saturated fat in general may help a lot of people never experience this to begin with
I completely agree. I've just watched another UK University Study video about supporting people with dementia which shows unhealthy fatty foods and food being fortified with butter and cream. It's a great shame that this kind of thing is being advocated for as healthy.
Saturated fat by itself isn't the boogie man it's made out to be......vegetable oil, especially cooked is much more unhealthy than butter (which handles heat better without breaking down into unhealthy inflammatory compounds as much as vegetable oils)...... Soybean oil is just about the worst oil
My 94 year old mother has stage 4-5 Alzheimers and lives on her own. She has carers twice a day for medical, light household tasks and meal preparation. Mother is eating less and less now and has a paltry diet. Mother eats toast, banana, crackers and cheese for breakfast and lunch.. respectively. Her carer prepares her tea of sparse vegetables, 2 small potatoes and 2 slices of ham. Mother can no longer use her oven, hob, microwave or steamer due to her present condition. My sister has recently informed me that mother now eats her cooked meal with her fingers. Mother will not consider going into a Care Home because she is stubborn, deluded and in complete denial of her condition. We, her family, have to tolerate her attitude and unwillingness to comply on a daily basis.
There is this element of stubbornness and denial.
I’m fed up with my grandma who resists eating.
It is OK and human to get frustrated.💕