Unit CU1672 - Understand and meet the nutritional...

Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia 1.1 - Describe how cognitive functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating drinking and nutrition: Cognitive: if cognitive ability is impaired a patient could forget to eat, or think they aren’t being fed at all as well as forgetting to drink etc, they may also leave cookers or other hot things on as they have forgotten they have put them on, Functional: They may not be able to feed themselves properly or be able to drink. They may not be able to hold or lift cutlery properly. Emotional: They may be too distressed to eat or drink may also forget that they need to eat or drink. 1.2 - Explain how poor nutrition can†¦show more content†¦Food can also help with a person’s memory and give them a feeling of belonging. It also helps them to keep interested in foods and drink. It also helps them to feel a part of their culture and again can help with memories from the past. 1.5 - Explain why it is important to include a variety of food and drink in the diet of an individual with dementia: It’s important for people to have a good well balanced diet to enable them to get the right nutrition’s they need to stay fit and healthy. It’s also important a person with dementia sees a nutritionist so they get the correct and balanced diet. Understand the effect that that mealtime environments can have on an individual with dementia 2.1 - Describe how mealtime cultures and environments can be a barrier to meeting the nutritional needs of an individual with dementia: The person may not be hungry at the set times, not like the food or be able to feed themselves alone and not have the help to feed them or be rushed to finished. They may not like crowded areas or have the equipment they need to feed themselves. 2.2 - Describe how mealtime environments and food presentation can be designed to help an individual to eat and drink: A calming and relaxing environment is needed and foods they like and enjoy as well as the help and support to enable them to eat and at a rate that is ideal for them. If crowds aren’t to their liking then maybe feeding them in their