Assessment and management of eating skills in the older adult

Eberhardie, Christine (2004) Assessment and management of eating skills in the older adult. Professional Nurse, 19(6), pp. 318-322. ISSN (print) 0266-8130

Abstract

Malnutrition can lead to a number of health problems in older people. Good assessment of the older person's eating skills is as important as a nutritional assessment in at-risk groups and eating skills should be assessed using a holistic framework. In many cases adaptation of the environment and eating aids can assist in the maintenance of independent eating.

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