The importance of food and mealtimes in dementia care [[electronic resource] ] : the table is set / / Grethe Berg ; foreword by Aase-Marit Nyga rd

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784173703321
• Autore: Berg Grethe <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-73812-X; 9786610738120; 1-84642-516-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (90 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.19683
• Soggetti: Dementia - Patients - Institutional care; Dinners and dining - Psychological aspects; Dinners and dining - Social aspects; Food - Social aspects; Nursing homes - Administration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Importance of Food andMealtimes in Dementia Care:The Table is Set; Contents; FOREWORD byAase-Marit Nygård; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1AboutMealtimesand Being Together; Fellowship and belonging; Food is more than just nutrition; Mealtimes as the priority event in the daily routine; 2Dementia; Loss of function and practical consequences for personswith a dementia illness; Deteriorating memory and loss of ability to learn; Loss of orientation skills; Intellectual decline; Loss of linguistic ability - aphasia; Loss of the ability to interpret - agnosia; Impaired ability to do practical tasks - apraxiaDeterioration in attention; Psychological changes; Loss of judgement and changed behaviour; Caring needs; Treatment for people with dementia; 3Mealtimes Used asa Purposeful Activity; Repetition and recognition; Ability to manage; Improved orientation in time, personal identity, placeand situation; Stimulating the senses; Social stimulation, well-being and confidence; Observation and assessment of functioning ; skills; Inability to complete practical tasks; Memory; Orientation; Initiative; Concentration and attentiveness; Social skills and changed behaviourFood, mealtimes and having a meal in institutional care; Medication in food; 4The Relationship between Idealsand Practical Reality; Building design; Inter-disciplinary collaboration; Prioritizing tasks; Organizing staff and residents; Staff participation and conduct at mealtimes; Knowledge, attitude and motivation; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: Using her experience of working with older people with dementia, Grethe Berg explains how mealtimes can be used as opportunities for meaningful interaction, socialising and reminiscing. This book provides much-needed help and practical strategies for care managers and carers to reclaim mealtimes as positive experiences for people with dementia.