Eating for good health

Advice on how to eat well, stay hydrated and manage your weight.

Dementia can make eating and drinking difficult for a number of reasons, including loss of appetite, forgetting to eat and being unable to recognise food.

Alzheimer's Society (opens in a new window) has information and advice on how dementia affects eating and drinking and has practical tips for carers to help support someone to eat and drink.  There is also a guide to  spporting people living with dementia to eat and drink well (opens in a new window).

We have more information about dementia.

Page last updated: 15/04/2021 10:31