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The challenge of nutritional support in hospital wards
Author(s)Joanne Brooke
Journal titleJournal of Dementia Care, vol 24, no 2, March-April 2016
PublisherHawker Publications, March-April 2016
Pagespp 28-29
Sourcewww.careinfo.org
KeywordsDementia ; Nutrition ; Dehydration ; Falls ; Admission [hospitals].
AnnotationEating and drinking problems among patients with dementia are often overlooked in hospitals. The author provides two perspectives highlighting this issue. The first is professional, as a qualified nurse and specialist in dementia care, and the second is personal as a carer, whose mother had Alzheimer's disease (AD) and was admitted to hospital after a fall. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-160429239 A
ClassmarkEA: CF: CST: OLF: LD:QKH

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