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Appetite for life — what can help improve the mealtime experience?
Author(s)	Lynn Malloy
Journal title	Journal of Dementia Care, vol 19, no 6, November/December 2011
Publisher	Hawker Publications, November/December 2011
Pages	pp 35-39 (Research focus)
Source	www.careinfo.org
Keywords	Dementia ; Meals services ; Nutrition ; Care homes ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	For older people with dementia, mealtimes can be describes as an essential rhythm for each day, and can also be the source of the greatest contact between residents and care workers. In this article, the author describes her review of 13 studies from the UK on the mealtime experience for people with dementia in formal care settings. The article focuses specifically on what can help mealtimes to provide "food for the soul" as much as they provide fuel for the body, and the importance of guidance and emotional support for care staff. The author concludes that mealtimes are a multifunctional experience for residents with dementia: how care homes promote this essential activity will significantly affect the extent to which mealtimes enhance overall well-being for residents. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130322250 A
Classmark	EA: NR: CF: KW: 64A
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