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Review how safely and confidently your teams manage dysphagia and texture modified diets.

Every care home wants residents with swallowing difficulties to enjoy meals that are safe, inclusive and dignified.

Start your two-minute Mealtime Risk Review

The Mealtime Risk Reviewer gives you a quick, two-minute reflection to check how well your current approach supports those goals, and where small improvements could make a real difference.
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Why complete the Mealtime Risk Reviewer?

Supporting residents with dysphagia can be complex. Even minor inconsistencies in training, texture preparation or menu variety can carry avoidable risk.

In under two minutes, this quick reflective tool helps you:

Spot hidden gaps in practice before they lead to pressure or risk.

See what’s working well – from staff awareness to meal delivery.

Receive tailored apetito resources to strengthen confidence and consistency.

What the Mealtime Risk Reviewer explores

The Mealtime Risk Reviewer focuses on five key areas that shape safe, consistent and person-centred dining:

Identification and assessment

Compliance and training

Range offering and menu variety

Resident experience and outcomes

Operational delivery

Each step helps your team think practically about how well everyday routines - from spotting swallowing concerns early to serving recognisable meals - support safety, nutrition and dignity.

What the assessment explores

The assessment focuses on five key areas that influence consistent, person-centred dysphagia support:

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Identification and assessment

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Compliance

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Range of offering

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Operational delivery

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Resident experience and outcomes

Each area helps you think about everyday practice, from spotting the signs of swallowing difficulty to maintaining safety and enjoyment through every meal.

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What happens next

When you finish, you’ll instantly receive tailored apetito resources based on your responses.

These provide practical ideas and guidance to help your team:

  • Strengthen everyday mealtime consistency.
  • Reduce workload pressures.
  • Enhance resident wellbeing and enjoyment.
Start your two-minute Mealtime Risk Review

About apetito

At apetito, we help care homes deliver safe, enjoyable and dignified dining experiences for residents requiring specialist diets. We make meals in line with IDDSI guidance, developed by our chefs and dietitians to support residents living with dysphagia and other complex needs.

Our award-winning texture modified range, with over 107 meals from breakfast through to supper, offers variety and consistency – helping teams serve food that looks and tastes familiar while meeting clinical and nutritional standards.

Our innovation and commitment to quality have been recognised through The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation (2016), Sustainable Development (2019) and The King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development (2024), reflecting our dedication to safer, more dignified mealtimes across the care sector.

Explore more about our texture modified range
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