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Skills You’ll Need as a Feeding Assistant
Item #FA001 (publication date: 2004)

Program I - Getting Started (20 minutes)

Introduces feeding assistants and those in training to become feeding assistants to “must have” background information they need in order to work safely and effectively in a nursing facility.

Coverage includes:

  • What a feeding assistant does
  • Working with older adults
  • Residents’ rights
  • Spotting and reporting changes
  • Preventing the spread of infection

Program II - Proper Feeding Techniques (18 minutes)

Presents the specific job responsibilities of a feeding assistant and how to do the job the right way.

Topics include:

  • Preparing to serve the meal
  • Serving the meal
  • Residents who need cueing and other special help
  • Making mealtimes a pleasant, social experience for residents

Program III - Problem Behavior and Emergencies (14 minutes)

Introduces feeding assistants to skills they will need to be ready for those times when things don’t go as planned; for example, when:

  • A resident begins to choke
  • A resident won't eat
  • A resident is agitated or abusive
  • A resident falls
  • There's a fire or other emergency in the facility