The Nutrition Page provides a clear, consolidated view of nutritional needs, risks, and preferences for service users. It brings together key dietary information, texture and fluid modifications, allergies, and assessment status to support safe nutrition management, and care planning.
What's Improved
Centralised summary of nutritional needs across all service users
Clear visibility of food and drink texture modifications
Improved identification of allergies, intolerances, and special requests
Direct access to nutritional assessment tools and detailed records
Why It Matters
Supports safe and consistent nutrition and hydration management
Helps identify nutritional risks and required interventions early
Provides clear evidence for audits, reviews, and inspections
Enables staff to quickly understand individual dietary needs
Where to Find The Nutrition Page
Screen 1: Nutrition Page Entry Point
The Nutrition Page can be accessed from:
Reports → Nutrition → Nutritional Needs Report
Nutrition Page - Deep Dive
The Nutrition Page displays nutritional information and requirements based on the data recorded for each service user. When first opened, the page presents a summary overview, followed by detailed nutritional records for individuals.
Key capabilities include:
Viewing an overview of nutritional needs and dietary complexity across the service
Reviewing individual service user nutrition details, including diet, allergies, and preferences
Identifying food and drink texture modifications and required support
Accessing nutritional risk indicators and assessment tools for follow-up
Nutrition Page Overview
Screen 2: Nutrition Page Overview
The Nutrition Page displays a summary view at the top, followed by a detailed table of individual service users and their nutritional information.
It is designed to provide both:
A high-level overview for care teams
Detailed, resident-level information for care teams
Summary Section
Screen 3: Summary Section
The Summary section provides an aggregated overview of nutritional information across the service.
This includes:
Meal Management – how meals are supported (e.g. independent, care home, other means)
Allergies and Preferences – number of recorded allergies and special requests
Modifications – food and drink texture levels currently in use
What this shows
A snapshot of nutritional complexity and requirements across the service.
Use this to:
Understand overall nutritional needs at a glance
Identify trends or areas requiring attention
Support reporting and inspections
Food and Drink Modifications
Screen 4: Food Modification Level
Food and drink modifications are displayed using recognised texture levels.
Food texture levels include:
Level 7 – Regular
Level 7a – Easy to chew
Level 6 – Soft & bite-sized
Level 5 – Minced & moist
Level 4 – Pureed
Level 3 – Liquidised
Screen 5: Drink Modification Level
Drink texture levels include:
Level 0 – Thin
Level 1 – Slightly thick
Level 2 – Mildly thick
Level 3 – Moderately thick
Level 4 – Extremely thick
Hovering over the information icons provides clear explanations of each level.
Use this to:
Ensure appropriate food and drink textures are provided
Reduce choking and aspiration risks
Support compliance with clinical guidance
Service User Table
Screen 6A: Service User Table (1)
Screen 6B: Service User Table (2)
Below the summary, the table lists individual service users and their nutrition-related details.
Columns include:
Service User – name and profile
Details – nutritional risk indicators (e.g. BMI, MUST score)
Diet – diet type and texture requirements
Allergies – recorded food or medication allergies
Intolerances – known intolerances
Special Requests – cultural, religious, or personal preferences
Dining Preferences – preferred dining arrangements
Required Utensils – equipment needed to support eating
Likes – Meals & Drinks the Service User Enjoys
Dislikes – Foods and Drinks the Service User Does Not Like
Alcohol – Alcohol Consumption
Additional Information – Other Relevant Nutritional Information
Risk and Warning Indicators
Screen 7: Risk and Warning Indicators
Certain nutritional statuses are highlighted to indicate risk or warning, such as:
High or increasing nutritional risk scores
Conditions requiring close dietary monitoring (e.g. diabetes)
Missing or outdated nutritional assessments
What this shows
Clear indicators that additional review or action may be required.
Use this to:
Identify service users requiring follow-up
Support proactive risk management
Prioritise nutritional reviews
Assessment Tools Access
Screen 8: Assessment Tools Access
Where available, a Go to Assessment Tool link is displayed for each service user.
This provides direct access to nutritional assessments and related records.
Use this to:
Review or update nutritional assessments
Ensure assessments are current and complete
Support care planning and documentation
Unavailable Data
Screen 9: Unavailable Data in the Cell
If nutritional information is missing or unavailable, this is clearly indicated within the table.
What this shows
That nutritional data has not been recorded or is incomplete.
Use this to:
Identify gaps in nutritional records
Prompt completion of assessments
Maintain accurate and compliant documentation
Navigation and Page Actions
Screen 10: Navigation and Page Actions
This section provides quick access to key actions and navigation controls for the Nutrition Page, allowing users to manage, share, and navigate the report efficiently without interrupting their review.
What this shows
Action buttons that enable users to copy the report data, print the current view, and control page navigation while viewing nutritional information.
Use this to:
Copy nutrition data using the Copy API link for sharing or integration
Print the Nutrition Page for offline review or records
Quickly navigate the page using available navigation controls
Maintain context when reviewing summary and detailed nutrition information