Hydration Care in Dementia Care Homes

The Think Drink Guide that had three interacting components. The 'policy' component was directed at the governance of the care home, whereas 'practice' components were directed at hydration procedures and processes, and 'educational' components that provided learning resources for care home staff to develop knowledge and understanding of hydration care. Think Drink was implemented through a short awareness-raising educational programme and accompanying information booklet detailing a range of practices (including organisational, system and individual practice) designed to encourage hydration.