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The importance of food and mealtimes in dementia care
— the table is set | | Author(s) | Grethe Berg |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 88 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. Email: post@jkp.com Website: www.jkp.com (ISBN-13: 9781843104353) |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Food ; Meals services ; Management [care]. |
| Annotation | First published in Norway, this book aims to show how mealtimes can be incorporated into the treatment of people with dementia in nursing homes, sheltered housing and day centres. The idea for writing on this theme arose from the author's work as an occupational therapist in a psychiatric nursing home with residents with a dementia diagnosis. This book is in four chapters, the first considering the social aspects of mealtimes and their significance to people's well-being and the feeling of being connected to others. Chapter 2 describes dementia, how the symptoms appear, identifying care needs and which types of intervention have a positive effect. Chapter 3, on mealtimes as a purposeful activity, considers meals in different types of residential care for older people, and how they can be used as a focus of activity for people with dementia. Lastly, the author discusses practical implementation strategies with regard to building design, inter-disciplinary co-operation, organising staff and residents, and staff participation and conduct at mealtimes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060609002 B |
| Classmark | EA: YP: NR: QA |
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