Description
Menu Board Food Cards
Nutrition and hydration are vitally important to everyone. However, for a person living with dementia eating and drinking becomes more difficult as the dementia progresses. Because people with dementia often withdraw from these important daily routines.
Improve the overall dining experience
To achieve more food being consumed and less waste. Menu Board Food Cards communicate clearly available food options, and can help people to make an informed choice that they will be happy with.
As one of the many challenges people with dementia face is an issue with eating and drinking. Though maintaining healthy levels of nutrition and hydration is vital for people with dementia, it’s often a struggle to ensure they eat and drink enough.
Not eating and drinking enough can lead to weight loss and dehydration. One of the main causes for this is when they are unable to communicate that they are hungry or thirsty. Often they’ll fail to recognize that they are hungry and will forget to eat.
Insufficient nutrition and hydration levels can lead to many other problems including exhaustion, loss of muscle strength and greater risk for infection and illness. Additionally, the symptoms of dementia can significantly worsen as lack of nutrients causes increased confusion and difficulties with memory.
Ensuring a healthy and typically high-calorie diet will improve the quality of life and help retain physical and mental abilities for longer
Specification:
- For use with Original & Menu Choice board
- 240 Full Colour Cards
- Size 105 x 148 mm
- Wipe clean surface both sides
- Supplied on a box