Tool Kit. Strategies to facilitate eating and swallowing in people living with early-stage dementia

Presentation	8
Objective and target audience	10
Sections	11
I. Principles	12
Principle 1: eating is more than a biological process	13
Principle 2: effective communication	14
Principle 3: signs of attention or urgency	15
II. Areas related to eating and swallowing	16
Cognitive communication skills	17
Nutrition	18
Swallowing and dysphagia	19
Meal duration and efficiency	20
Environment for eating	21
Utensils, furniture, and support objects for eating	22
Eating routine	23
III. Recommendations	24
Cognitive communication skills	25
Nutrition	30
Swallowing and disphagia	33
Meal duration and efficiency	38
Environment for eating	43
Utensils, furniture, and support objects for eating	49
Eating routine	54
Bibiography	57
IV. Appendices	59
Appendix 1: Foods to promote a mediterranean diet	60
Appendix 2: Foods difficult to swallow for a person living with dementia and dysphagia	61
Appendix 3: Modifications to Foods	63

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