NUTRITION AT THE HEART OF CARE!
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NUTRITION AT THE HEART OF CARE!
Sue UllmannNorthern Chair NACC and HCI Board MemberChief ExecutiveHarrogate Neighbours Housing Association
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NUTRITION AT THE HEART OF CARE!
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CARE CATERING
• Formed 1986/87• Source of information and professional opinion• Aims are to:
– improve standards of catering– provide a forum for debate– exchange information and best practice– develop standards– research– publish guidelines
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NUTRITION AT THE HEART OF CARE!WHAT WE DO -
• Input into government policy• Set standards• Produce documentation• Annual conference/training event• Regional meetings• Community Meals on Wheels
Week• Care Cook of the Year• Website• Yearbook
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NUTRITION AT THE HEART OF CARE!
THE CARE SECTOR THE NACC WORKS WITH:
Residential and day careOlder peopleChildrenYounger adultsLearning disabilitiesPhysical disabilitiesMental healthCommunity Meals on wheelsHome CareSheltered/Extra Care Housing
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Who does it affect:• Elderly people living at home• Home care providers• Community Meals on Wheels• Sheltered Housing• Extra Care Housing• Residential and Nursing Homes• Hospital patients
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• Malnutrition is fast becoming the 21st century’s silent killer
• 2,300 adults dying from illnesses related to poor nutrition in hospitals alone
• £13.6 billions is spent annually on treating malnutrition in the UK
• Cuts in community meals budgets
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Why Is Nutrition Important ?
Up to 71% of the elderly are at risk of malnutrition
Everyone involved in delivering nutrition in a healthcare setting is able to assist in the prevention by ensuring elderly people eat a balanced diet and are given as much support as possible.
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NUTRTION AT THE HEART OF CARE!
One of the NACC’s key aims is to raise awareness of Nutrition and Hydration within the healthcare sector and is currently working on:
• Continued support for care and catering staff within a care setting in the training of staff in nutrition
• To continue to improve working relationships between dieticians and care homes
• Care Quality Commission Tool Kit • Closer working between government and other agencies• No One Should Go Hungry campaign to raise awareness of
malnutrition and it's costs and a peitiiton• Dehydration in Older People Awareness Week 2012• Review of the NACC’s Guidleines • Hydration Forum