CRED Talk: Working with care homes to help residents eat and drink well

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Eating and drinking well, and safely, is important for health and quality of life.  Care home staff provide valuable support to residents to help them enjoy mealtimes and stay hydrated. This webinar is about three research studies where care homes are playing an integral part in ensuring best practice in this vital aspect of care.

Webinar Chair

Dr Jacqui Prieto, Associate Clinical Professor, Infection Prevention, University of Southampton

Presentations to be included in the webinar

Better mealtime care for residents with dementia

In this project, researchers are engaging with local social care partners to ensure mealtime care training is fit for purpose.

· Dr James Faraday, ARC Dementia Fellow, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHIP Academy: Meet our Community - Newcastle Health Innovation Partners

· Julie Nisbet, Transformation Manager for Residential Care, Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Enhancing hydration competence in the care workforce

This project is about working with care homes, health and social care staff and other partners to co-produce and evaluate a hydration education programme for care homes.

· Dr Phil Hodgson, Assistant Professor, Northumbria University, Philip Hodgson (northumbria.ac.uk)

· Lynne Shaw (Strategic Workforce Development Lead (Older People), Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust

Improving drinking for people living with dementia in care homes

This project explores the way people living with dementia drink in long term care settings, and has been developed with contributions from public involvement partners.

· Ellice Parkinson, Research Associate, University of East Anglia, Ellice Parkinson — University of East Anglia (uea.ac.uk)