Background The overall impact of social connectedness on health outcomes in older adults
living in nursing homes and assisted living settings is unknown. Given the unclear health …

Objective Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH),
yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development …

Background Food service provision in nursing homes is a complex, adaptive system through
which multiple stakeholders interface. Organizational stakeholders include staff involved in …

Malnutrition is a major cause of hospitalization for residents of long-term care facilities (LTC).
Dysphagia is thought to contribute to malnutrition. Tongue weakness is suggested to predict …

Background Long term care (LTC) menus need to contain sufficient nutrients for health and
pureed menus may have lower nutritional quality than regular texture menus due to …

Objective To describe the oral health and oral prosthetic status of long‐term care residents
in four Canadian provinces. Background Oral health can have significant impact on the …

Dehydration is estimated to be present in half of long term care residents, as many do not
consume the recommended levels of fluid intake. This study aims to describe fluid intake in …

This study determines the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes consumed by long-
term care (LTC) residents. This cross-sectional study was completed in thirty-two LTC homes …

The ideal tool for determination of malnutrition risk or malnutrition in long term care (LTC) is
elusive. This study compares prevalence, association with resident risk factors and …

Objective Modified texture food (MTF), especially pureed is associated with a high
prevalence of under-nutrition and weight loss among older adults in long term care (LTC); …