Eating for Health in Care Homes - 2008 Programme

A one day course providing essential guidance on the nutritional needs of older people. Includes advice on nutritional assessment, catering, practical demonstrations and menu planning. 

Who should attend? 

Designed for home owners or managers, care staff, chefs and cooks. Also a useful refresher for catering managers. 

Programme 

Using informal teaching sessions in a friendly environment you will learn about; 

• nutritional needs of older people
• latest government reports and recommendations
• common nutritional deficiencies found in care homes and how to prevent them
• special diets and dietary issues related to older people
• practical cookery demonstrations of modified consistency diets – this is a very popular part of the course and includes opportunities to taste freshly prepared meals
• physical feeding problems and how to cope with them
• menu planning and budgeting
• the A-Z of risk factors in care homes - an established technique to assess the nutritional adequacy of catering in your own establishment
• water for health, covering recommended clear fluid intake: help and advice on how to incorporate water into the diet and the health benefits.

 The trainers 

• Sue Thomas, Principal Course Tutor, Chief Dietician specialising in the nutritional needs of older people
• Neil Palliser-Bosomworth, Catering Consultant
• Invited specialist speakers including occupational therapists

 For more information please visit http://www.riph.org.uk/pdf/EFHICH_Registration_Form08.pdf or contact