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Meal Assistance in Home Care

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A great deal of tact and constant communication is needed from the staff providing this care. There are steps you can take to make a client’s mealtime as dignified and as seamless as possible. It’s estimated that 15% of clients receiving home care are malnourished.

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Requiring assistance to eat daily meals puts clients in a vulnerable position. A great deal of tact and constant communication is needed from the staff providing this care. There are steps you can take to make a client’s mealtime as dignified and as seamless as possible. It’s estimated that 15% of clients receiving home care are malnourished.

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Julia Tekis
05 Jul 2022
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Really good information, easily understood, quick to take in. Music at same time as presenter speaking annoying.
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Rekha Rani
08 Jul 2021
good
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Thi Nguyen
12 Mar 2023
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this is good information
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Sandra Wood
03 Jul 2021
Good information and links to other Ausmed learning modules.
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Sriyani Jayawardana
30 Sep 2022
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Excellent
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Justin Peter
03 Jul 2021
Ya great for cpd
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Eman Alaseel
17 Mar 2022
Good information and great CPD
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Smriti RAILA
27 Sep 2021
useful content
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Melina Giri
06 Jan 2022
Very informative
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Gniare FORSYTH
12 Jul 2021
Great little short course, to refresh or pick up something different to make meal time assistance most enjoyable to our clients and their specific needs.
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