Module 4 Lesson 1. Eating and drinking - more pleasant mealtimes Let’s review what you have learned The person you care for needs to be encouraged and supported to eat and drink. You can engage the person you care for in a variety of mealtime activities to create a pleasant mealtime for them, which helps to improve self-worth and a feeling of achievement. Eating and drinking can be facilitated by modifying food, utensils and the environment. You can maintain good eating and drinking for the person you care for by improving their health condition. Seeking assistance from health professionals might be necessary. To help prevent dehydration, it is important to prompt the person living with dementia to drink. Record and monitor the amount of fluid they consume. You finished this lesson, well done!