Guide to supporting residents to eat and drink safely in Care Homes

Ensuring the safety and well-being of residents in care homes is a fundamental aspect of caregiving. Safe eating and drinking practices are essential to maintaining health, preventing choking or aspiration, and promoting nutritional wellbeing. In care homes, many residents may face challenges related to their physical abilities, cognitive functions, or medical conditions that make eating and drinking more difficult.

Safe eating and drinking are crucial to the overall health and well-being of care home residents. By recognising individual needs, providing the right assistance, and creating a supportive meal environment, care homes can help prevent common issues like choking, dehydration, and malnutrition. Caregivers play a key role in ensuring that residents' eating and drinking needs are met in a safe, dignified, and effective manner.

Fusion Brain Boosters have been designed as quick, easy reference documents suitable for any staff member working in a care home. They can be used to reinforce knowledge and increase awareness of conditions and risks associated with healthcare. Some information may be new, or it could be simply refreshing information previously gained. They can be printed off and put on a staff noticeboard, used as supervision documents (either in 121’s or in group settings) or used as reflective documents to encourage discussion within teams in the care setting. Please share them with your colleagues and we would love to get your feedback using the buttons below...

Read more at Speak. Swallow. Communicate here: Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties | SLT | Expert providers of speech and language therapy throughout the UK.

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