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Nutrition / Feeding

This unit contains dialogues related to a number of aspects of nutrition and feeding. In addition to considering healthy food options, the scenarios also include a discussion of food supplements and the importance of understanding individual eating preferences.

Characters from dialogues

Person receiving care
• Mrs Jones is a 75 year old lady who has recently moved into a residential care facility.

Caregiver
• Peter is a 20 year old caregiver who has worked in the  residential care facility for almost two years. He is well liked by the residents and his mature approach to his work means that he is often given responsibility for activities normally assigned to more experienced caregivers.

Care provision manager
• Mrs Rose is a care provision manager at a nursing home. She is the direct line manager of caregiver Peter.

Restaurant manager
• Mr Tucker is the manager of a local restaurant that specialises in providing healthy food dishes.