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Caring for a Loved One with Dysphagia

A caregiver’s guide to supporting your loved one with confidence and compassion.

About this guide

Written for the person doing the caring.

Caring for a loved one with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) means making mealtimes safer and ensuring they get the nutrition and hydration they need. It can be stressful and worrying — but with the right strategies, you can reduce risks and bring comfort back to eating and drinking.

This free guide offers safe eating and drinking strategies, nutrition guidance, and long-term care planning — while supporting your own well-being.

Free · no cost, ever
What’s inside

Five things this guide covers

  • Understanding dysphagia: causes and how it affects swallowing
  • Safe eating and drinking strategies to reduce choking risk
  • Managing nutrition and hydration
  • Emotional and practical challenges for caregivers
  • Medical and long-term care planning
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Beyond the guide

A guide helps. A team helps more.

If symptoms are getting harder to manage at home, our palliative care team works alongside the doctors you already have — helping with pain, breathing, sleep and everything else the illness brings.