Try: Try to relax yourself and enjoy the time spent with cr check gums for areas of redness dentures may not fit correctly and cause cr pain when chewing provide adaptive equipment such as plate guards or special silverware with built-up handles these can be purchased from medical supply houses listed under hospital equipment and supplies in the yellow pages encourage cr to use a straw cups with 2 handles or a glass with ribbed surface for independent drinking if cr has limited vision consistent place setting of food and utensils helps to know where to find silverware beverage etc using the clock method to locate food may be helpful; for example your meat is at 9 o’clock your potato is at 12 o’clock and your carrots are at 3 o’clock always remember to treat cr as an adult not as a child disciplining poor eating habits should be avoided when cr lacks interest in food try to learn the reason for example ask cr if he she is thirsty or not feeling well or if the food is not appetizing on this occasion

Materials: Adaptive equipment such as plate guards or special silverware with built-up handles phone book straw cups with 2 handles or a glass with ribbed surface

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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References: caregiver’s handbook by the caregiver education and support services seniors counseling and training case management services of the san diego county mental health services no date available at www acsu buffalo edu

Keywords: Eating independence feeding fed vision visually impaired low vision clock method

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed