Unit Title: 366-Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia.
Learner statement Level 3 Diploma Health and Social Care Learner Name: Queenbe Rose Losaria
Unit Title: 366-Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia.
Learner statement
Assessor Use Only- Assessment Criteria Met
Learner to provide narrative under each statement of how they meet the criteria. You must provide answers to each question that allow your assessor to properly assess what work duties you are doing or what role you have within your work. It expected that you would need approximately 300 words per question. The more detail you provide the less likely your account will be sent back for more clarification.
You must answer each question in your own words and written in the first person meaning “I do this”. A tip is always to keep in mind the “who, why, how, where and when” in each answer.
Learning Outcome 1-Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia
1.1 Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition
Symptoms associated with dementia, can have a harmful effect on individuals, if they are not addressed and resolved. In my workplace if the resident’s cognitive ability is impaired they could forget to eat and drink, as well as think that they haven’t been fed, I might also think they had a drink or eaten their food where as they might have tipped their drink down the sink or thrown their food away. If the functional ability changes it could mean that they can’t hold cutlery or hold a drink, therefore they are unable to feed themselves properly. When the emotional state changes they may become stressed and not want to eat or drink and may also forget that they need to eat and drink.
For example, Miss K was a big lady who had mixed dementia. She was able to talk and hear but needed full support at meal times due to her nutritional needs. At meal times she would normally sit at the table but she loved
Unit Title: 366-Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia.
Learner statement
Assessor Use Only- Assessment Criteria Met
Learner to provide narrative under each statement of how they meet the criteria. You must provide answers to each question that allow your assessor to properly assess what work duties you are doing or what role you have within your work. It expected that you would need approximately 300 words per question. The more detail you provide the less likely your account will be sent back for more clarification.
You must answer each question in your own words and written in the first person meaning “I do this”. A tip is always to keep in mind the “who, why, how, where and when” in each answer.
Learning Outcome 1-Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia
1.1 Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition
Symptoms associated with dementia, can have a harmful effect on individuals, if they are not addressed and resolved. In my workplace if the resident’s cognitive ability is impaired they could forget to eat and drink, as well as think that they haven’t been fed, I might also think they had a drink or eaten their food where as they might have tipped their drink down the sink or thrown their food away. If the functional ability changes it could mean that they can’t hold cutlery or hold a drink, therefore they are unable to feed themselves properly. When the emotional state changes they may become stressed and not want to eat or drink and may also forget that they need to eat and drink.
For example, Miss K was a big lady who had mixed dementia. She was able to talk and hear but needed full support at meal times due to her nutritional needs. At meal times she would normally sit at the table but she loved