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Stage 1:
Care level required: Minimal attention in the form of:

• Reminding the person with Alzheimer’s disease to eat.
• Preparing well-balanced meals on a schedule.
• Keeping healthy snacks available.
• Avoiding dishes with busy patterns and too much flatware.
• Serving meals in a quiet, uncluttered place.
• Participating in meal delivery programmes.

Stage 2: Moderate
Care level required: Close supervision in the form of:

• Limiting the number of food choices at one time.
• Cutting up food so that it’s easy to eat.
• Gently encouraging proper chewing and swallowing.
• Preparing and providing finger foods.
• Switching to drinking straws or a convalescent feeding cup to make drinking liquids easier.
• Checking the temperature of foods and beverages prior to serving the patient.
• Encouraging healthy snacking.
• Ensuring proper hydration by providing liquids frequently.
• Supplementing the diet with liquid food supplements if recommended.

For more information visit: Dementia SA: http://www.dementiasa.org/ or Alzheimer’s South Africa: http://www.alzheimers.org.za/
 

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