title: Learning from carers' experiences: helping older people with dementia to eat and drink.
abstract: Eating and drinking difficulties are common in people with dementia and yet some health staff are inclined to neglect this important area of care. This article explores how, combined with the skills of nurses, the experiences of those caring for relatives with dementia can help potential problems to be avoided.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manthorpe
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stimpson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D005248:Feeding Methods; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene