I work with a project that is providing training to unpaid carers who look after someone with dementia. One lady looks after her husband who has dementia and at dinner times he constantly chews his food for a long time before swallowing. He does not have problems with swallowing or his teeth, he knows he is chewing and asks his wife how long does he have to chew it. This happens every meal time, his wife does say that whilst he has to chew it before swallowing the stomach juices will also break the food down. She gets very annoyed with him when he does this and has tried se veral things but nothing seems to work. She does not know why he does it, maybe it is from child hood being told to chew his food properly as we were often told by our parents.
Does any one have any similar experiences/solutions that you can offer this lady? Thanks
Does any one have any similar experiences/solutions that you can offer this lady? Thanks