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Nutritional care of older people: a workbook
- Author:
- TAYLOR Amanda
- Publisher:
- M&K
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- Keswick
This is a self-directed study workbook that can be used stand alone or as part of a more formal training programme. It is particularly relevant to care workers looking after people in their own homes, in residential care and in hospitals. Contents include: what is a health diet?; malnutrition and monitoring people who may be at risk of malnutrition; food fortification and nutritional supplements; special dietary needs; ethnicity, religion and culture; relevant policy guidelines and standards. The appendices include dietary history, food record and weight charts as well as checklists for best practice.
Managing malnutrition (as undernutrition) and caring for older people living in the community
- Authors:
- MURPHY Jane, et al
- Publisher:
- Bournemouth University
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- Bournemouth
A workbook to support staff working within community teams to provide better identification and treatment of malnutrition in older people living in their own homes. It will be useful for care staff and other staff working as part of a community team, including registered nurses, healthcare and rehabilitation assistants, administration assistants, allied health professionals and older people's mental health teams. The workbook covers causes of malnutrition, identifying and screening for malnutrition in the community, care planning for older people, and provides ideas to help improve nutritional care within organisations. It includes tasks, links to further reading, reflective exercises and case studies. It also provides examples of good practice taken from pilot sites. The workbook has been published as part of INSCCOPe - Implementing Nutritional Screening in Community Care for Older People, a research project looking at the effectiveness, barriers and enablers to implementing a new procedure for screening and care for older people by integrated community teams (ICTs) within Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. Completion of a registration form is required to download the resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Managing risk, minimising restraint: creating a positive culture
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
One of a series of e-learning resources which explore the nature of managing risk and minimising restraint when working with older people in care homes. This resource explores how to create a positive culture of care to lessen the likelihood of care staff needing to use restraint; the benefits of providing learning and development opportunities that help promote a learning culture and support better decision-making about restraint; and how developing a positive physical care environment can help reduce the need for restraint. It is particularly suitable for managers and senior staff. The resource contains audio.