
Should residential aged care have mandatory nutrition standards?
As we face a burgeoning aging population, food quality in aged care has entered the limelight. After all, nutrition is pivotal for good health and

As we face a burgeoning aging population, food quality in aged care has entered the limelight. After all, nutrition is pivotal for good health and

Everyone becomes more forgetful with age. People start misplacing their keys and worry that they’re losing their marbles. But that’s quite normal. When you forget

One of our staff recently spoke with someone whose father is in an aged care facility. They discovered he had a hairline fracture in his

Things are looking up for aged care. Nudging retirement and refusing to eat slop, baby boomers are spurring action. Celebrity chef Maggie Beer is a

Most of us long ago abandoned our childlike delight of playing with food; watching rapturously as it flowed through our fork, kneading it into a

When people think about causes of malnutrition, they might consider poor appetite, chewing difficulties or illness as likely candidates. Yet many health professionals would know

The appalling, substandard quality of residential aged care in Australia hit the limelight in recent years after staff spoke out and sparked a much needed

Nearly half of older adults don’t get enough protein – and that’s a problem. While a nutritionally well-rounded diet is vital at any age, and

Frailty is a serious problem for older adults and affects around half of people over 80. With its associated issues including weakness, muscle wasting, falls
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