Pictured: Trainer (Isuri) from PASP with Regent Gardens Manager of Clinical Services, Juvie Aranguin.
Congratulations to staff at Regent’s Garden Four Seasons, Booragoon, for being part of our swallowing difficulties training day yesterday! It was wonderful to have such an enthusiastic audience and great to see that the centre is embracing “The International Dysphagia Diet Standard Initiative” (IDDSI), which officially went live on May 1, 2019. On this date, all speech pathologists across the world are adopting the same naming system for modified consistency food and fluids.
It was wonderful to have a mixture of staff attending this session, including management staff, nursing staff, nursing assistants and catering staff. All offered very different ideas and perspectives on how client swallowing safety can impact their daily role.
Everyone in attendance passed the new ‘fluid flow test’ with flying colours! This is a simple test which checks that modified fluids used in homes comply with swallow safety standards, reducing the incidence of potential chest infections caused by aspiration pneumonia.
Any care facilities interested in staff training to ensure compliance with IDDSI are welcome to contact us via our website at www.adultspeechpathology.com.au
