Nutrition and hydration in older people

Help your carers make sure the older people in their care are well fed and watered. Sadly the signs of malnutrition and dehydration can be easily missed. Malnutrition in many older people goes unnoticed for a long time. As for dehydration, most older people don’t drink enough.

This course is designed to provide an introduction on how best to enable service users to choose and consume balanced food and drink by mouth on a daily basis.

This course shows those who attend how to support a healthy diet and good hydration for those in their care.

By the end of the course will be able to identify :

1. The things that affect food choices in older people
2. A range of key nutrients and their functions in older people
3. The daily energy and hydration needs in older people
4. The early signs of dehydration and malnutrition in older people
5. How to use the M.U.S.T. Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
6. The importance of supporting professionals and eating aids available in care

Duration

3 hours

Certification

Certificates are issued upon completion of the course.