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Community support for dysphagia

People living in nursing homes are frail, vulnerable and frequently ignored by society. They have many complex medical needs including dysphagia, yet residents are frequently denied access to NHS care.

Increasing dependency and disability, with admission into nursing homes frequently accompanies increasing age.1€“7 Swallowing problems are not uncommon in older people. Studies suggest that the prevalence, within Scandinavian communities, is between 16 and 45%.8,9 Between 55€“59%10 of nursing home residents within the US report to have swallowing problems and 74% have eating problems. A postal survey of nursing and residential homes in two London boroughs reported a prevalence of dysphagia in 31% of residents.11 Of those 48% of residents required a modified diet, 28% were coughing or choking at the meal table, 11% were reported as having an absent or

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