Promoting Nutrition in Care Homes
Posted by Esther at 12.13pm on 26 June 2008
This Scottish Government funded project is now coming to an end. Over the last twelve months we’ve supported ‘nutrition champions’ to develop nutritional practice by delivering cultural change courses and providing regular action learning.
Excellent work has been produced by nutrition champions. But their experience shows the complex challenges you face when you try to change “how we do things round here”. The final report will soon be published and the outputs of the project will be shared at an event on 1st October.
One of the ways in which we evaluated the project is through poetry. Here is a poem written by Hazel Higgins, Deputy Manager of The Abbey Care Home, North Berwick.
Come on now Mary, it’s time for your meal
Nutrition’s important for your ulcers to heal
I’m sat at the table and ready to eat
Oh! Here’s the lady to look at my feet.
The soup is now cold and not very tasty
So it is replaced with peas, chips and pastry.
With fork at the ready I’m just going to start
When the doctor appears to check on my heart!
My feet have been checked and my heart it is good
I’m back at the table but where is my food?
Along comes the cook and puts down my plate
But before I can start, here’s the nurse to check on my weight!!
I’m back at the table and ready and willing
For that meal that looks juicy, tasty and filling
And just as my fork hits the tatties and gravy
A voice in my ear shouts “Pills Mary Davie!”
That’s it, I give up, the system has won
Forget your Nutrition my hunger has gone
I’m back in the lounge was lunch just a dream?
Did I really have soup and peaches and cream?
No, I did not and I’ve just got a hunch
That they’ll write in their book Mary’s eaten no lunch!!
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