A great resource created by the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Care Home Dietetic Team about diabetes in a care home setting 👇🏼

Today our Care Home dietitians wanted to discuss food and fluid preferences within care homes. They have recently created a template to capture this information and an example 👇🏼

1/5 Today is day 1 of Nutrition and Hydration Week N&H Week NHSGGC Dietitians Gillian Mackay Malnutrition Monday highlights how this can lead to adverse clinical outcomes so it is crucial that people are screened correctly and get a suitable nutritional intervention in place.

2/5 As part of nutrition and hydration week 2024 N&H Week our NHSGGC Dietitians spoke with Clare Selbie, Manager of Lillyburn #Carehome about her experience of being the Pilot home for Project Milkshake Clare Selbie Pacific Care East Dun HSCP

It is day 2 of Nutrition and Hydration Week N&H Week 2024 #nhweek2024 💚 So today we wanted to talk about food and fluid preferences👇🏼 - To support a #carehome resident's oral intake it's important to find out what they like to eat and drink and any mealtime preferences

3/5 Nutrition and Hydration Week N&H Week #nhweek2024 💚 Todays theme is 'Snack Wednesday' Snacks are a hugely useful tool for residents with poor appetite, weight loss or are unable to eat a large amount at mealtimes! nhsggc.scot/your-health/ca…

4/5 Nutrition and Hydration Week N&H Week 2024 #nhweek2024 Todays theme is 'thirsty Thursday' - 1 in 5 people living in long term care are dehydrated. This poster gives some tips to support fluid intake via both fluids and high water content foods. nhsggc.scot/your-health/ca…

Today is day 4 of nutrition and hydration week N&H Week 2024 #NutritionAndHydrationWeek2024 💚 Todays theme is thirsty Thursday 👇🏼

Our Care Home Dietitians Gillian Mackay and Vik Hilton RD were out at Nightingale Care Home yesterday for the N&H Week #globalteaparty SterlingCareHomesLtd - a brilliant example of focusing on nutrition and hydration whilst making it fun!

Thanks John👨‍🍳 Fantastic example of everyone working together in Lillyburn to promote food fortification & milkshakes. We are seeing so many positive benefits for residents including less falls 🙌 🥤 East Dun HSCP Clare Selbie NHSGGC Dietitians Gillian Mackay Vik Hilton RD Rachel Green

If you work in or a with a care home in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area this is a fantastic and informative learning opportunity! 👇🏼

Our Glasgow Care Home Dietitian's are holding their annual IDDSI and Dysphagia Chef event - so if you work in Care Homes across Glasgow get yourself booked on 👇🏼

Today is day 1 of our Care Home Dietitians IDDSI and Dysphagia training event, alongside our SLT colleagues and a Specialist Nutricia Chef 🧑🏼‍🍳 The first training session is at Woodhill Evangelical Church this morning and here is the programme!

Our SLT colleague Jen did a fantastic job presenting about swallowing, dysphagia and eating with risk.. a very informative presentation 👏🏽

Next up was Vik Hilton RD presenting about IDDSI fluid levels and hydration 👇🏼🥛

Our final presentation of the morning was done by the lovely Gillian Mackay about the IDDSI diet levels, testing methods and food first 👩🏽‍💻👏🏽

Our care home dietitians are kicking off day 2 of our IDDSI and Dysphagia at Parklands Hotel in East Renfrewshire! 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏼‍🍳

Huge shout out to our lovely HCSWs and DSW Stuart, Sharon and Nicola for all their help and support during our IDDSI and Dysphagia events, we wouldn't be able to do this without you all!! 💙 MDT working at its finest 👏🏽💙 NHSGGC - Care Home Collaborative Gillian Mackay Vik Hilton RD Stuart Wilson

Calling all care home leadership teams and staff in Greater Glasgow and Clyde!🚨 The care home dietetic team want to share the project milkshake launch events for care home leadership and staff in October 🥛

Calling any greater Glasgow and Clyde care home staff 👇🏼