EP88: Part 4: Maximizing Independence In Eating with Melissa Batchelor

Bayyinah_sana

7 min

Parents' Classroom

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Typically, around 85% of people will experience swallowing problems medically known as dysphasia at the end of life. Your loved ones or the people you care for can have trouble swallowing food, liquids, or both. This is a 4-part series on Alzheimer's Care and Swallowing Problems, and this episode is focused on Maximizing Independence In Eating. In Part 1, I talked about The Basics of Swallowing Problems. In Part 2, Modifying Textures + Flavor Building and Part 3, Adaptive Equipment. If you missed an episode, you can check them out where you found this one – or on my YouTube Channel, MelissaBPhD. ✔️ Main Point 1: Basics of Offering Feeding Assistance <ul> <li>Sit with the person during meals </li> <li>Eat together if possible</li> <li>Make eye contact</li> <li>Offer verbal, visual, and sensorimotor cues</li> <li>Offer small amounts of food at a slow, consistent rate </li> </ul> ✔️ Main Point 2: Maximize independence for Self-Feeding <ul> <li>Verbal and Visual Cues</li> <li>NOSH adds Sensorimotor Cue with Handfeeding Techniques</li> <li>Use of finger foods if utensils are hard to manage:</li> </ul> – Best for Regular and Mechanical Soft Diets <ul> <li

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EP88: Part 4: Maximizing Independence In Eating with Melissa Batchelor

Bayyinah_sana

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