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Older People's Service

The role of the Older Peoples Services team is to support older adults to eat and drink well for their health.

 

 

What we do

The Older People's team supports individuals as they age and recover from illness. As you get older the food that you eat remains important to your health. You may not eat as much as you used to but you still need to eat well. Specific nutritional problems you may encounter as you age include:

  • Poor appetite
  • Unintentional Weight loss
  • Swallowing difficulties
  • Constipation

What to expect

Following referral, we will have an initial conversation with you and or your carer. We will ask you questions about your eating and drinking habits and if there has been any recent changes in your weight to help assess your nutritional status. We will then work with you and or your carer to explore what matters to you most. A plan will be formed that will support you to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices, to help treat or prevent disease. We aim to provide accessible information when needed. We tailor our advice to meet the needs of the individual. The type of appointment may vary according to your needs and may be any of the following:

  • Telephone call
  • Video call (Near Me)
  • Clinic appointment
  • Home visit/Care Home

All requests for assistance will be triaged and may lead to signposting to other services.

 

Factsheets

  • Bone Health
  • Dementia
  • First line advice for low salt/sodium diet
  • Healthy eating after a Heart Attack
  • Hypertension
  • Iron deficiency anaemia
  • IBS
  • Vitamin D

Useful links

  • Diet and Parkinsons
  • Dietary Advice after recovering from Covid19
  • Eating well
  • Fortified Milk laminated poster
  • Hands up for Nutrition leaflet
  • Nourishing Drinks leaflet
  • Nutritional Supplements
  • TOP 10 Tips for dementia - Challenges with eating and drinking

  • NHS Fife Nutrition and Clinical Dietetic Facebook page
  • British Dietetic Association
  • Caroline Walker Trust
  • Dementia Friends
  • Friends of the Elderly - Good Nutrition in older age
  • Mealmakers
  • Parkinson's UK
  • The Stroke Association
  • Stoke and Healthy Eating

Other pages in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics

Acute Hospital Inpatients

Adult Learning Disability Dietetic Service

Adult Mental Health

Care Homes

Diabetes

Health Promotion

Infants, Children & Young People

Nutrition Support

Feed your mind podcast

Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Service

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Last Updated: 19 October 2022
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