Promote nutrition and hydration in adult care settings
Watch ‘Dignity in Care: Nutrition for older people in care homes’ by the SCIE.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text ‘A balanced diet’
- ‘Eat well' on the NHS Choices website
- ‘Hydration in a healthy diet' on the British Nutrition Foundation website
- ‘Regulation 14: Meeting nutritional and hydration needs’ on the CQC website
- ‘Nutrition and hydration’ on the Royal College of Nursing website
- ‘Hydration and Nutrition: Information and Guidance for Nursing and Residential Care Homes' by NHS Sutton
- ‘Guidance – Commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration 2015 – 2018' by NHS England
- ‘Nutritional assessment' on the BAPEN website
- ‘Introduction to Malnutrition’ on the BAPEN website
- ‘Screening & 'MUST'' on the BAPEN website
- ‘Nutritional screening and assessment ' on the Nursing Times website
- ‘Nutritional care and hydration' by SCIE
- ‘Best practice guidance: Food and nutrition in Care Homes for older people' by the Welsh Government
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘Understanding nutrition, hydration, and pressure ulcers’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Dietary requirements’.
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to learn about food labelling on the NHS Choices website.
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Staying hydrated’. Click to read this text.
- ‘Dehydration' on the NHS Choices website. Click to read about what happens to your body when you don’t drink enough fluids.
- ‘Nutritional guidelines and menu checklist: for residential and nursing homes’ by the Public Health Agency.
- Click on the icon and read ‘Prevalence of malnutrition in nursing, care and residential homes in Walsall’ from the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
- This document produced by the University of West London is on 'Hydration in care homes' and is a practical resource pack to support the hydration of care home residents.
- Read the relevant sections of age groups in this article on ‘Nutrition through life’ from the British Nutrition Foundation. You may find the rest of the website contains helpful information.
- Think And Challenge
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