SUPPORTING THE PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
moving and transferring

Individual method

EATING POSITION IN BED

AIMS
Elderly

  • sits in good position in bed while eating
  • can swallow the food properly

METHOD / ACTIVITY
Instructions to the carer

  • lift up the end of the bed
  • put a pillow under the knees to support the knee joints a little flexed
  • support the lumbar part of the spine with a pillow
  • support the upper part of the back with a pillow
  • leave the head free

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TOOLS

  • pillows
 
SUPPORTING THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH SKILL AND QUALITY