Many of us understand the anguish of watching an older loved one struggle to achieve adequate nutrition during their golden years. Normal age-related changes, including decreased appetite and reduction in lean body mass, can make it challenging for older adults to consume enough food to maintain their usual body weight. This may leave health care […]
George has been living alone since his wife recently passed. She did all the cooking, so George’s culinary skills are limited to reheating food on the stove or in the microwave. His daughter June worried about her 81-year-old dad having enough to eat, so she always brought him heat-and-eat meals when she visited. June arranged […]
Julia started a new job as the RD at a continuing care retirement community. She noticed that the community’s assisted living and skilled nursing units had a number of physician orders for gluten-free diets. Julia decided to evaluate each of these orders to determine whether they’re based on a diagnosis of celiac disease (CD), and […]
Melanie is an RD who works mainly with older adults. She provides consulting services to her local Meals on Wheels (MOW) program, where her duties include writing menus and providing nutrition expertise for the organization. From time to time, Melanie volunteers as a MOW substitute driver. Her work with MOW has exposed Melanie to the […]
Evelyn is an alert, oriented, and physically active 80-year-old woman. She’s worried about her younger sister June, who’s 70 and sedentary. June has begun to experience memory loss and is now relying more on others to assist her with daily activities such as housework and errands. June thinks her decline is inevitable because she’s “getting […]
