Examines a report on the nutritional care of older people in acute wards in general hospitals
in Great Britain. Concerns regarding the quality of patients' feeding practices; Role of …

Older people living in the community face unique nutritional issues that put them at risk of
undernutrition, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Primary …

Focuses on the benefits of developing the Nutrition Standards and the Other Adult
documents by the Royal College of Nursing. Development of guidelines for nurses to use in …

The article presents an update on nutrition among the elderly in Great Britain as of 2011. It is
said that older patients tend to be admitted to the hospital where their malnourished …

Many reports have highlighted the challenges to nutritional care that older people can face
when they are in hospital. Nurses can influence and implement effective nutritional care for …

As a group, older people are more susceptible than others to nutritional problems. Improving
nutritional status is a multidisciplinary function, although there is much nurses can do to help …

Forty percent of elderly hospital admissions in the UK are undernourished, half severely so.
Most continue to lose weight in hospital. not only because of disease, but also because of …

Food is one of the most basic human needs for healthy wellbeing and survival, yet too many
hospitals fail to give nutritional care enough priority in their day-to-day practice. So, why isn't …

Objective: To observe patients at meal times in order to determine the type and amount of
feeding assistance required by hospitalised elderly patients and the adequacy of assistance …

Nutrition is important to the health and functioning of elderly people. This paper summarises
the evidence that many old people suffer from undernutrition and outlines the insidious …