'Some hae meat'
Author: Karen Rodger
Magazine issue: Winter 06
Page numbers: 4-6
Date: 27 November 2006
URL: /content/files/SLTiPWin06KRodger.pdf
Many people in care settings are undernourished and their food and drink preferences unrecognised. As people with communication difficulties such as aphasia can have particular difficulty understanding and expressing choices, Karen Rodger pilots a pictorial, aphasia-friendly version of a hospital menu. She describes the development of the menu and an associated resource - a relatives’ profile of the client’s food likes and dislikes – and trials it with a client with aphasia. The client’s intake increased, weight loss slowed and staff noted he was less frustrated. The value of the menu as a vehicle for social interaction and giving clients more control is discussed.
