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Speech and Language in Care Settings – Supporting Eating and Drinking
A high proportion of people in care settings have some difficulty eating, drinking and swallowing. This training will help you:
- understand how the swallow works
- know how to provide a good mealtime environment for the people in your care
- enable people to eat and drink as well as they can
- improve people’s health and wellbeing by helping them enjoy their meals and by reducing the likelihood of malnutrition or chest infections.
- Watch the following video from 4 minutes to 25 minutes – Supporting people with eating, drinking and swallowing using the Manual for Mealtimes.
- Read the following document – Manual for mealtimes excerpt.
- Tell us three things that stood out to you in the learning materials and how you will apply the learning to your practice (150 words).
- Discuss what you have learned with someone (e.g. line manager or colleague) and make a short note of this discussion. (50 words minimum).
Please add a note of your role (e.g. care home carer; unpaid carer; friend/family) and which healthboard/partnership you work or reside in.
Your application will be returned to you with a request for further evidence if it does not meet all the above criteria or if it is not clear which of these questions you are answering within your evidence.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge