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Teamwork: Resolving Conflict
Course Description
Discover why texture modified diets, thickened fluids and the energy and protein content of meals can be important for the people you care for.
Learning Outcomes
After viewing the program participants should be able to:
* Discuss the reasons why the older person may be malnourished
* Appreciate nutritional requirements of older people, including special diets and food sensitivities
* Describe the strategies that can be put into place to improve nutritional intake in older people such as:
– the environment
– modified diets
– thickened fluids
– increased energy and protein content