Patient information leaflets and related links
Dementia
Most people living with a dementia need to follow general healthy eating advice. You will find leaflets about this under the category ‘healthy eating’ which can be found below.
We also recommend that people living with dementia take a supplement of vitamin D. You can find out more about vitamin D here https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/vitamin-d.html
Some people can experience problems with eating and drinking. These local leaflets provide information to help:
- Someone who is losing weight unintentionally.
- Someone who prefers eating with their fingers rather than cutlery
- Someone who is experiencing taste changes
If you are concerned about unplanned weight loss, you can check if this is a cause of concern by completing this self-screening tool: https://www.malnutritionselfscreening.org/
You can also find out more information about food and dementia from these national sites:
- Dementia UK: https://www.dementiauk.org/get-support/maintaining-health-in-dementia/eating-and-drinking/
- Alzheimer’s society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/daily-living/eating-drinking
You can obtain more information about local services for people living with a dementia at: https://dementia.warwickshire.gov.uk/
Nutrition support
If you have been losing weight unintentionally, the BAPEN self-screening tool will help identify if you are at risk of becoming malnourished.
The following leaflets provide simple suggestions to help stop further weight loss:
- Make your diet more nourishing
- Make your diet more nourishing the healthier way (for patients with a history of heart disease or diabetes)
- How to look after your teeth on a high sugar diet
- Nourishing Snacks
- Nourishing Drinks
- Nourishing Meals
- Now your appetite has improved
- Recipes for Nourishing snacks and drinks
If you are struggling to get to the shops for food, the following leaflet may help. You may also wish to consider purchasing meals from one of the providers below:
For more information about malnutrition, the following may be of interest:
Public Health
- Eating for Health partners
- Warwickshire County Council
- Warwick District Council
- Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- UK physical activity guidelines
- Start active, stay active