If you find it difficult to maintain your head in an upright position, try using a head rest, a rolled-up towel or a small cushion as a support.

Sometimes using heavier cutlery and cups/mugs can help to reduce, or ‘dampen’, a tremor in the hands. Award-winning scientific design – Unique slant enables infants to judge liquid levels and allows natural motion of arms during drinking. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. This may be because there is a difficulty controlling the angle that the cup is tipped at, resulting in too much liquid being dispensed; or by weakness of the muscles of the lips and mouth, so that an effective 'channel' (or seal around a spout) is not produced when the cup is brought to the lips.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

If your needs are at a lower level, the local authority must still provide you with information and advice about alternative services or resources which could help you.People with dementia often experience difficulties with eating and drinking, although everyone will be different. If you are at home and not currently receiving hospital treatment, you will need to contact the local authority occupational therapy service for adults. The right rollator can help you feel safer and more confident in getting out and about, but with so many to choose from it can be tricky to know which is best for you. By drinking from an open cup rim it exercises facial and jaw muscles, which is important for oral development.

Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). The Act also places a statutory duty on local authorities to assist their residents to prevent a deterioration in their health and well-being.The spouts come in a range of designs which means you may have to try a number before you find one that works best for you. The Doidy cup can be used from as young as 6 months and because of the slant works especially well with little ones use to breast feeding.