Care workers throw Mad Hatter's Tea Party to tackle malnutrition risk

Crazy hats that would give Ladies Day at Ascot a run for their money, were sported by care workers after they decided to throw lots of Mad Hatter’s tea parties to boost the nutrition of the people they care for.

Care workers employed at Carefound Home Care, each got busy organizing tea, cakes and a new hat for the party in Nutrition and Hydration Week (June 14 – 20) - an annual event that highlights how to prevent malnutrition and dehydration.

Staff at Carefound Home Care arranged Mad Hatter’s tea parties at their clients’ homes as well as the company’s offices in Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

The home care provider also shared daily tips and recipes with care workers.

Three million at risk of malnutrition in the UK

Oliver Stirk, managing director of Carefound Home Care, said: “There are around 3 million people at risk of malnutrition in the UK and this number is likely to have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Preventing malnutrition and dehydration is key to maximising older people’s well-being and in doing so reducing the burden on the NHS.”

Carefound Home Care is a provider of local home care services in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

The company provides hourly care, 24-hour live-in care and respite care. This can include basic domestic support, companionship, personal care, medication help through to the support of complex conditions such as dementia.

Carefound Home Care's Harrogate and Wilmslow offices are both rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

Mr Stirk added: “It’s fantastic to see the lengths our teams have gone to in promoting Nutrition and Hydration Week this year, not to mention the smiles it has brought.”

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