Becoming depressed can make them feel like they want to be on their own most of the time therefore becoming socially isolated can also affect the nutritional needs as they don’t feel like eating and most likely wont. 1.4 Explain the importance of recognising and meeting individuals personal and cultural preferences for food and drink. It is very important to recognise what an individual likes to eat and drink and what they don’t like. If you don’t recognise these you are not meeting their preferences and that will cause them to not eat and drink instead of realising that it is something they don’t like. When you know what they do like you can always assure that there is always something available.
Each service user is different and they all like/ dislike different foods. Some service users are able to tell staff as to what they do and don’t like. As for some individuals have difficulties explaining things, but some information like this will more than likely be found on their own care plan. Also some service users may have other things to be aware of such as diabetes eating less sugary things or bad oral hygiene not allowing them to eat solid foods. In this case I would seek guidance for their care plan and GP as to what is acceptable for them to be having.
This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also may lose sense of hunger and thirst. It can become problem putting client’s health at risk. Functional change is losing ability to remember how to eat using cutlery. Instead, some people find easier to pick up food by hand, so finger food should be provided.
Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us” (Lines23-24). There are many things in this world that many people hate, but they do not let that ruin them. Many people do not like the president, but they do not let that have a large negative impact over their lives. But, things that people love have more potential to ruin them. Some people love to eat and therefore will eat too much and develop health problems.
Our bodies can only store and utilize so much sugar so we need to be aware if we are overloading our bodies with it. If our blood glucose levels begin to fall we will feel dizzy or lightheaded signaling that we need to eat to maintain this balance. It also important to recognize in my family’s case that eating too much sugar can also make us feel tired because our cells are not getting the proper nourishment from glucose. By using the knowledge I have learned from the importance of maintaining a good blood glucose balance I can teach myself, my mother, and my daughters on the importance of a proper
Excessive alcohol consumption adds more sugar to your diet and, again, is harmful to the adrenal glands, which protect you against stress. Other things you can do to help with stress include the following: Eat regular meals. Relax at meals and eat slowly. Drink plenty of water. Don’t eat three to four hours before bedtime.
Break bad habits such as watching TV. By watching TV people often are found to not pay attention to the exact foods they are eating because they become distracted so instead they could try setting a table. Finally, the elderly should eat a variety of foods so they avoid boredom. Not only would the person avoid boredom
Dip unit 49 (DEM302) Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia. 1- Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to the individuals with dementia 1.1- Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition. Cognitive- this depends on the type of dementia an individual has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or they may not understand that the food that has been provided is for them, this can be caused by their minds not rocognising what is actually in front of them. Functional- depending on the type of dementia they have they may struggle to use their knife, fork and spoon, they may even struggle to chew or swallow. This can be caused by the mind forgetting how to do something, or making the task become more difficult to preform.
The person may want to keep a food diary to help discover which foods make their condition worse and avoid them in the future. Some experts believe probiotic yoghurt drinks help settle the stomach and the nerves in the gut. • Lactose Intolerance is very common. It’s when people can’t tolerate the natural sugar found in
The same will apply to drinking. With older people who are prone to malnutrition and dehydration this can become more of a problem with Dementia putting their health at risk. Functional problems - affecting ability to carry out normal daily activities such as washing, dressing, and cooking meals Functional changes is losing the ability to remember how to eat or using utensils and drinking implements and instead might be better encouraged to pick up food buffet style or finger food. This might be as a way to overcome their loss of ability to function as they once did and rather than become distressed and confused they prefer to just pick up food. If this is preferred then to promote their dignity food presented for that function should be laid out.