Some individuals might experience difficulties in eating or drinking without help. This may be due to:

• Forgetting to eat
• Side effects of medication, which may affect appetite or cause sickness
• Poorly fitted false teeth
• Physical illness which may have affected swallowing, the individuals muscles around their mouth, for chewing or hand for lifting drinks
• Depression, which may cause poor appetite
• A visual impairment, which may affect the way a person sees their food to eat it.
• Shakiness

Use to answer question 8.1d of the Care Certificate