Winner of the 2019 CN Award for Nutrition Resource of the Year*
Since completing the research in 2016, the resources continue to be used widely and adopted across the UK care home sector, demonstrating impact and improvements in practice and care for people with dementia (Murphy and Aryal, 2020).
The resource is linked to a new learning portfolio that aims to develop knowledge and skills around nutrition and hydration to provide best-quality care that also offers an excellent CPD opportunity, which can be completed flexibly.
There is also a video to watch which we co-produced as part of the original research.
Helpful guides
Eating and Drinking Well with Dementia: A Guide for Care Staff
This guide has been developed from research to understand the quality and delivery of nutritional care for people living with dementia in combination with best practice examples from across the country, to design and develop evidence-informed education and training.
It provides information in a form to guide care staff with helpful tips and signposting to resources.
Eating and Drinking Well with Dementia: A Guide for Family Carers and Friends
This guide for family carers and friends is full of information about eating and drinking well for people living with dementia.
The guide has been developed to provide some helpful advice and tips on how to increase food and drink intake for those living with dementia.
It does not cover nutritional care in people with advanced dementia. It is important to seek specialist nutritional support at this stage. It provides information in a form for family carers and friends.