Understand and Meet the Nutrition Requirements of Individuals with Dementia

1. 1 Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with aberration goat affect preying, drinking and nutrition? Cognitive depending on the compositors case of mania a person has they may gather in trouble in recognising the feed in front of them or non understand that the food get outd is for them, they may plain view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. operable depending on the role of alienation a person has they may distinguishk to use their knife, fork and spoon, they may even struggle to chew or swallow.This can be caused by the mind for choketing how to do something, or making that task become more difficult to perform. Emotional depending on the type of frenzy a person has they refuse to deplete all together, this could be caused by the mind simply telling them they argon not supperless or thirsty when they actually argon, this can happen quite oftentimes and is usually caused by a problem causing them to get flurry or angry. 1. 2 Explain how poor nutrition can apply to an individuals experience of dementia? Poor nutrition can actually worsen the symptoms of dementia for people.A report states that people with dementia who ar undernourished may end up worsening their condition. entirely poor nutrition can also cause individuals with dementia to pauperization specialised dish up more often as well. 1. 3 draw how other health and emotional conditions may affect the nutritionary ineluctably of an individual with dementia? Dementia can be effected by other conditions that may prevent the individual from downing or drinking Health it is quite often for individuals with dementia to end up with urinary Tract Infection or UTI for short, and while having a UTI the individuals may get more confused or angry causing them to not lacking to eat.Emotional quite a few dementia suffers end up with depression because of the drastic changes in their life, such as being taken away from your home and your family. Having depression may cause the individuals to not take to eat. 1. 4 Explain the all- of the essence(p)(a) of recognising and adjoining an individuals individual(prenominal) and cultural preferences of food and drink? Some people shake cape dietary readments such as being vegetarian or vegan, some religions require you not to eat pork or only eating meet if its halal. Even though the individual has dementia they still have these beliefs and it is important to respect that persons beliefs and choice. . 5 Explain why it is important to include a variety of food and drink in the diet of an individual with dementia? A balanced diet is important to people with dementia because if they do not have a nutritional diet then it can worsen their condition. Weight loss, nutritional deficiencies and pitiful fluid intake can all have a forbid effect on a persons dementia. It is the care assistances trading to make reliable that the individuals get the correct diet they each need. 2. 1 describe how repasttime cultures and environments can be a barrier to meeting the nutritional needs of an individual with dementia?In some cultures, people have strict meal time and meal size restrictions. People who are of Muslim religion fast once a year where they cannot eat when the sun is up, but for someone with Dementia they may think they are fasting when they dont need to, so end up refusing all meals offered and provided to them. Another example would be that someone with dementia may not see or understand why they have to eat in a particular way, for example, starter, main, dessert. For someone with dementia, their tastes may have changed and ability not want to eat meals that are set out for them in a particular way.By sticking to a regular meal time, this can be a barrier to the nutrition they need, because they may not want to eat at the same time as everyone else. 2. 2 describe how mealtime env ironments and food presentation can be designed to help an individual to eat and drink? Food presentation is very important to people with dementia, because their view on things are contrary, even though its meal time and other people around them are eating. If it doesnt appear like food they wont eat it. Make sure that the prorogue cloth is a bright warp and that the plate is a completely different colour, as well as different colour food on the plate.Even though to us there is something intelligibly on the table for someone with dementia, if there was a red table cloth with a red bowl and tomato soup inside, even though there is something there in front of them, they may not be able to see it. 2. 3 describe how a person centred approach can support an individual, with dementia at different levels of ability, to eat and drink? Treating everyone individually and offering them choices with their day to day life are the best ways to support someone with dementia.Many people with dementia are capable of making choices for themselves. So it is important to offer them different meal choices so they can pick which they prefer. If someone has progressed further with their dementia and are unable to communicate to tell us what they want, then we may need to show them the different options or check their care plans to see what they prefer eating. If none of this is available then you could observe them, If they eat what you provide then you should take a note that they liked it, if they dont then try them with something else.