The importance of food and mealtimes in dementia care : the table is set /
Mealtimes are about much more than just re-fuelling, and the importance of mealtimes in the care of people with dementia cannot be overestimated. Using her extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, Grethe Berg explains how mealtimes can be used as natural opportunities for mea...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Norwegian |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
©2006.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781846425165 1846425166 128073812X 9781280738128 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Mealtimes are about much more than just re-fuelling, and the importance of mealtimes in the care of people with dementia cannot be overestimated. Using her extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, Grethe Berg explains how mealtimes can be used as natural opportunities for meaningful interaction, socialising and reminiscing, and useful forums for taking part in familiar tasks. The book considers the social significance of mealtimes and their role in maintaining patients' feelings of social attachment and well-being as well as the impact of the symptoms of dementia on foo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-88). |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |