Module

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Lesson 1. Eating and drinking - more pleasant mealtimes

1. Activity

Mealtime activities

Please select all activities from the list below that you think the person you care for can still engage in and would enjoy.

Mealtime activities

Example

Let the person living with dementia choose what food and drinks they like to buy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Let the person living with dementia help chopping, stirring, or cooking.

Let the person living with dementia lay the table for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Let the person living with dementia remove everything from the dining table and wipe the table.

Let the person living with dementia put dishes in the sink or wash and dry the dishes.

Tip

If you think that the person you care for can still engage in and would enjoy any of the listed activities, perhaps you could ask or assist them in trying these activities the next time you have a meal.

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