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Nutrition and Hydration (Level 2)
A deeper course for carers on food and drink — spotting malnutrition's quiet signs, dehydration judgement, swallowing safety, food as pleasure and culture, the special situations (dementia, low mood, illness days, end of life), and the records and escalation that turn mealtimes into protection. Builds on Nutrition and Hydration.
Modules
7Lessons
7Progress
0%What you'll learn
- Why eating and drinking get harder — and matter more
- The quiet signs: weight, appetite and the shrinking plate
- Dehydration: the everyday emergency
- Swallowing: when eating becomes unsafe
- Food as pleasure, culture and choice
- The special situations: dementia, low mood, illness days and the end of life
- Records, escalation and bringing it together
Course content
Why eating and drinking get harder — and matter more
- Why eating and drinking get harder — and matter morePreview
The quiet signs: weight, appetite and the shrinking plate
- The quiet signs: weight, appetite and the shrinking plate
Dehydration: the everyday emergency
- Dehydration: the everyday emergency
Swallowing: when eating becomes unsafe
- Swallowing: when eating becomes unsafe
Food as pleasure, culture and choice
- Food as pleasure, culture and choice
The special situations: dementia, low mood, illness days and the end of life
- The special situations: dementia, low mood, illness days and the end of life
Records, escalation and bringing it together
- Records, escalation and bringing it together