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| Eating well in care homes for older people | | Corporate Author | Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission) |
| Publisher | Scottish Care Commission, Edinburgh, 2009 |
| Pages | 27 pp (Ref: IHD/007/0709) |
| Source | Care Commission, Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee DD1 4NY. www.carecommission.com |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Meals services ; Care homes ; Inspection ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | The Care Commission looked in detail at food and nutrition care during inspections in a sample of 303 care homes for older people in Scotland in 2006 and 2007. Most of the homes (95%) had a written food and nutrition policy; almost three-quarters (71%) screened people for risk of under-nutrition; and 66% screened for risk of dehydration when residents first arrived at the care home, with 85% of these having personal plans that identified care for all those at risk of dehydration. This report presents overall findings of inspections and what enforcement action was taken in the event of complaints. It notes a 6-month training programme taken by 50 people working in care homes to become "nutrition champions". The 2009 report, 'Promoting nutrition in care homes for older people' (2008) includes further information about this education programme, while the Care-Home Learning Network (at www.carecommission.com) gives details of projects undertaken by the nutrition champions in their care homes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091110212 B |
| Classmark | CF: NR: KW: 3U: 9A |
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