Nutrition

Specific attention to dietary needs, preferences, and restrictions, is very important to keeping older adults healthy and well-nourished. Caregivers can perform a variety of tasks to help meet the nutritional needs of clients including:

• Preparing meals/snacks

• Assisting with feeding

• Feeding

• Encouraging fluids

• Restricting fluids

In addition, Caregivers can help a client to follow any dietary guidelines set by their health care team or dietician, or by their own personal preferences such as a vegan, vegetarian, or kosher diet.