Understand and Meet the Nutrition Requirements of Individuals with Dementia
1.1 Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition?
Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them, they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them.
Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may struggle to use their knife, fork and spoon, they may even struggle to chew or swallow. This can be caused by the mind forgetting how to do something, or making that task become more difficult to perform.
Emotional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they refuse to eat all together, this could be caused by the mind simply telling them they are not hungry or thirsty when they actually are, this can happen quite often and is usually caused by a problem causing them to get upset or angry.
1.2 Explain how poor nutrition can contribute to an individual’s experience of dementia?
Poor nutrition can actually worsen the symptoms of dementia for people. A report states that people with dementia who are undernourished may end up worsening their condition. But poor nutrition can also cause individuals with dementia to need specialised help more often as well.
1.3 outline how other health and emotional conditions may affect the nutritional needs of an individual with dementia?
Dementia can be effected by other conditions that may prevent the individual from eating 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 wanting 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.
Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them, they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them.
Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may struggle to use their knife, fork and spoon, they may even struggle to chew or swallow. This can be caused by the mind forgetting how to do something, or making that task become more difficult to perform.
Emotional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they refuse to eat all together, this could be caused by the mind simply telling them they are not hungry or thirsty when they actually are, this can happen quite often and is usually caused by a problem causing them to get upset or angry.
1.2 Explain how poor nutrition can contribute to an individual’s experience of dementia?
Poor nutrition can actually worsen the symptoms of dementia for people. A report states that people with dementia who are undernourished may end up worsening their condition. But poor nutrition can also cause individuals with dementia to need specialised help more often as well.
1.3 outline how other health and emotional conditions may affect the nutritional needs of an individual with dementia?
Dementia can be effected by other conditions that may prevent the individual from eating 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 wanting 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.