Quality Mealtime Experience For All
Oct 16, 2020
Do all aged care residents have a good mealtime experience? How do you know?
Some things to observe closely are:
- Do any of the care staff know what the modified texture meal actually is? Or do they guess?
- Do the care staff communicate what the meal is when assisting the residents?
- Do the staff make eye contact with the resident or do they engage in conversation with other staff members in the room?
- Has the modified texture meal been plated considering food preferences?
- Do the serve sizes look about right? Or are they very small?
If you have any concerns, one of the experienced aged care NPA Dietitians can assist with either a Zoom or telephone conversation with a staff member or the wider team.
