Eating, drinking and swallowing

This page contains a number of handouts and resources related to eating, drinking and swallowing.

Leaflets

• What to do when swallowing becomes a problem
• Eating and drinking at end of life
• Feeding at risk
• PEG feeding
• Common Problems and helpful hints if you have lost weight or losing weight or have a small appetite
• Stroke Association Leaflet
• Living well with dementia – maintaining independence when eating and drinking (OP 187.16)
• Community Ten ways to keep your voice sounding great (OP 019.15)
• Communication and Dementia leaflet (OH 119.20)
• Mouth care for people with swallowing problems (OH 020.20)
• Managing reflux
• Position statement on the use of thickened fluids in the management of people with swallowing difficulties
• Dementia Dysphagia Strategies
• Eating and Drinking Strategies
• Managing Eating and Drinking Behaviours
• Managing Saliva Leaflet
• How to take care of your teeth – Adults (communitydentalservices.co.uk)
• Supporting Oral Health in others. (communitydentalservices.co.uk)

Handouts

Level 1

• Slightly thick

Level 2

1. Mildly thick

Level 3

• Moderately thick
• Liquidised

Level 4

• Extremely thick
• Pureed, foods to avoid
• Pureed

Level 5

• Minced and moist
• Minced and moist, examples
• Minced and moist, foods to avoid

Level 6

• Soft and bite sized, examples
• Soft and bite sized, foods to avoid

Level 7

• Regular
• Easy to chew
• Easy to chew, foods to avoid
• Easy to chew, examples

Saliva strategies

Managing excess saliva and drooling