Nutritional Concerns and Recommendations
For
Alzheimer’s and Dementia
A Guide for Long-Term Care Facilities
and Special Care Units
Table of contents
Adaptive Devices
Altered Intake Due to Wandering
Calorie Count Form
Care Plan Review Form
Care Plans for Dietary Concerns
Care Plans Table of Contents
Challenging Behaviors
Chronic Renal Failure with Dialysis
Communication / Breaking Down the Meal
Constipation / Fecal Impaction
Creating a Soothing Dining Experience
Decreased Appetite
Dental Care-Prevention of Dental Disease in Dementia
Depleted Visceral Protein Stores
Dining Room Committee Minutes Form / Quality Assurance
Dining Room Committee Policy and Procedures
Disclaimer & Copy Right
Dysphagia
Enteral Nutrition/Depleted Visceral Protein
Enteral Nutrition/ Recreational Feedings
Enteral Nutrition/ Weight IBW
Enteral Nutrition with Low Body Weight / Weight Loss
Enteral Nutrition
Fluid Intake Record
Fluid Restriction
Food Diary
Food Word Trivia
Hydration
Identifying the Risk for Weight Gain
Increased Risk for Dehydration
Initial Assessments & Plan of Care
Introduction
Links
Loss of Taste or Smell
Low Body Weight
Non-Finger Foods to Avoid
Nutrition Assessment Form
Nutrition Goals
Nutrition Questionnaire
Nutritional Assessment Form Check List
Products / Resources
Quarterly Nutrition / MDS Screen
Recognizing Dehydration
Recommendations for Activity Professionals & Recreation Therapist
Recommended Daily Allowances
References
Significant Weight Loss
Suggested Snacks
Suggestions for Finger Foods
Suggestions for Late Stage Dementia
Suggestions for Middle Stage Dementia
Suggestions for Wanderer
Therapeutic Diet
Tips for Improving Nutritional Adequacy
Vitamins & Minerals Beneficial for Alzheimer’s
Watch What We Put on Trays
Weight Gain & Dementia
Weight Loss