Secrets to Making Mealtimes Easier for People with Dementia and Family Caregivers

As our gift to you, CICOA is offering this e-book, Secrets to Making Mealtimes Easier for People with Dementia and Family Caregivers, for FREE.

We know how hard it can be to get a loved one with dementia to eat. They may refuse to eat, they may have forgotten to eat, or they may be frustrated by their eating environment.

Nutrition is so important to health and wellbeing. CICOA’s Meals & More team focused on nutrition and dementia research, working closely with CICOA’s Dementia Friends Indiana outreach, to develop this comprehensive resource for caregivers of people with dementia.

In this e-book, we share some tips and tricks to better organize mealtimes, encourage independence and improve your loved one’s nutrition and activity levels.

Getting a loved one with dementia to eat can be tricky, but by practicing these tips, we hope you alleviate some of the stresses of mealtimes and experience a better outcome. Use these tips in whatever combination works for you and your care recipient and remain flexible as this may change over time.

This 30-page e-book is full of tip sheets and a two-week sample menu created by the Meals & More team to help you:

• Organize mealtimes and provide a calm, comfortable environment
• Encourage independence and use adaptive utensils
• Improve your loved one's nutrition by making smart choices at the grocery store
• Get creative in increasing activity levels.

Get your e-book instantly and start having happier mealtimes with your loved one!