Malnutrition in older adults
In your responses to the specific questions/prompts, demonstrate your knowledge of evidence-based assessment and intervention practices to facilitate nutritional health and safe swallowing for people at-risk for, or diagnosed with, dementia.
Assigned article: Malnutrition in older adults BY Elsa Dent, Olivia R L Wright, Jean Woo, Emiel O Hoogendij
Reference style: Simplified Author-Date. (SAD)
1. What is the most important piece of information you learned from reading this article?
2. Why is this information important for the nutritional and/or swallowing health of older people living with dementia?
3. How could this information you have learned be integrated (translated) into the daily care of people with dementia, including any barriers that might need to be addressed?
