Dining

Dementia Circles

Dementia Circles invites people with dementia to share their experiences of using particular products. The website offers useful feedback by people with dementia about particular types of crockery and other kitchen utensils that might be helpful. Here’s a few examples, click on the images for more information:

Nutrition and Eating with Dementia -
Alzheimer's Society April 2012 Podcast

In this podcast, the Alzheimer's Society’s Helpline Adviser Sally looks at how to help maintain a nutritious diet and enjoyment of food when a person has dementia. As dementia progresses interest in cooking and eating can change. Sally Carr suggests a few recipes for encouraging healthy eating. Click here to visit the podcast on YouTube.

Blogpost - Top ten tips for improving the dining experience for persons with dementia

‘Although persons living dementia may have challenges with eating, such as chewing, ability to taste or smell food, or remembering how to eat, the dining experience can have a tremendous effect on their socialization, how much they eat and if the time they spend eating is enjoyable or frustrating. Improving the dining experience is certainly possible, whether in a community-based setting, a hospital in the home or even in a restaurant…’ Click here to view the full blogpost.

Activities for people with dementia based around food

Click here for useful information from the Social Care Institute for Excellence.

8 tips for making mealtimes easier from the Alzheimer’s Association