NUTR 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Person-Centered Care, Apple Sauce
24 Jul 2018
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Let all residents finish eating and leave before clearing and cleaning the tables. Medications: whenever possible, provide medications as residents arrive or leave the dining room, not during the meal, medications are not to be mixed in food or fluid that is served as part of the meal. If medication is mixed in a sweet food (e. g. applesauce) that is not part of the meal, it should not be given when the resident is eating the savoury part of the meal. To promote person centered care in long term care centers. Honouring dignity respecting decisions, choices, and preferences. Offering support supporting residents based on individual needs. Identity knowing and accepting residents as unique individuals. Enjoyment creating a calm and welcoming dining environment. Mealtime practices checklist: helps team members reflect on their current practices and work toward relationship-centered practices, used to improve mealtime experiences for all residents.
