Assissting patien/Client with eating and drinking

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the knowledge that underpins assisting a client with eating and drinking. I will begin by introducing a service user, who in order to maintain confidentiality and anonymity will be referred to as Dot. An attempt will be made to look at different factors that can influence the nutritional requirements of the individual. I will then discuss the principles applying when assisting a client with eating and drinking with references to experience gained during a practice placement.

Dot is a fifty-year-old female with severe physical and learning disabilities. She lives in the nursing home for people with learning disabilities. Dot depends on others to assist her with all daily tasks and activities.

Roper at al (2001:26) defined nutrition as ‘the study of food and related physiological processes of growth, maintenance and repair of body tissue.’
Food is a main source of energy needed for all bodi...