![]() By labeling the drinks in this way, when a patient/client moves from a facility with fewer drink levels to a hospital with more drink levels, it will be faster, safer and more accurate for health professionals and care staff to provide the appropriate drink thickness level. For example, some aged care facilities may only use Level 0 -Thin, Level 3- Moderately Thick/Liquidised and Level 4 – Extremely Thick/Pureed. ![]() Do we have to use all of the IDDSI drink thickness levels?Ī: No, although the IDDSI framework includes five different levels of increasing drink thickness, there is no expectation that every facility will use all five levels. ![]() Q: My facility only uses two levels of drink thickness. The BEST and RECOMMENDED way to ensure a food is appropriate for any particular IDDSI level is to use the recommended testing methods. ![]() Q: How do I know a particular food or drink is OK to offer?Ī: Food/drinks vary in consistency depending on temperature, moisture, freshness/ripeness, method of cooking, etc. The IDDSI framework is “descriptive” not “prescriptive” meaning it does not match a particular diagnosis or condition to any particular IDDSI level. The decision regarding which IDDSI Level of foods and drinks to recommend should only be made once the patient/individual has been assessed by a clinician trained in dysphagia assessment and management. Q: How do I know which level to recommend for a patient?” also “Is it okay to include X food or drink for a patient who is on diet Y?”Ī: These are common questions we regularly receive. ![]()
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