Module 4 Lesson 2. Eating, drinking and preventing health problems 2. Help the person you care for to eat safely Inedible materials Oliver has been living with dementia for 10 years and is cared for by his wife, Ella. Ella starts to observe her husband closely during the day. Recently, Ella notices that the soaps she put in the kitchen and bathroom have disappeared. She also notices that her husband is eating the flowers that she puts on the dining table. She sees Oliver go to the kitchen and mistakenly pick up a soy sauce bottle and even a bottle of dishwashing detergent to drink. People with dementia may not be able to judge what can or cannot be eaten. They may eat inedible materials that are within reach when feeling hungry. Make sure to keep inedible materials and chemicals in safe places. 2. Check your understandingInedible materials. What do you think Ella should do? Please select all the responses that you feel are appropriate. Leave some inedible household materials in the places Oliver is able to reach, because she thinks Oliver should be taught that those cannot be eaten.Recognize that she needs to lock household chemicals, such as dishwashing soap, in a cabinet.Check Leave some inedible household materials in the places Oliver is able to reach because she thinks that Oliver should be taught that those cannot be eaten. This is not a good response. People in late stages of dementia can have a changed judgement of what they can or cannot eat. Keeping these dangerous things away from them is very important. Recognize that she needs to lock household chemicals, such as dishwashing soap, in a cabinet. This is a good response. Keeping these dangerous things away will help protect the person living with dementia. Error: Please select at least one option.Please click ‘check’ to view the answers before continuing.Error: Please type your answers in the text box.