Frailty and the NHS
Information from BDA highlighting the connection of frailty with malnutrition.
2023-06-13 –
Handout
Menu Planning in Long Term Care and Canada’s Food Guide (2019)
Developed by Dietitians of Canada, the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, Canadian Nutrition Society, and the Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec this report provides professionals with an overview of the evidence and practical tips and tools for planning and assessing a menu.
2020-06-03 –
Menu Plan
MNA® - Mini Nutritional Assessment
The Nestle Nutrition Institute's MNA® is a validated nutrition screening tool for professionals to identify older adults in institutions or the community who are at risk for malnutrition. Available forms include the MNA®-SF, recommended for clinical use, MNA® and the Electronic Medical Record and Interactive versions of the MNA®-Short and -Long in a variety of languages. There is also a Self-MNA® to be filled in by older adults, available in a variety of languages.
2023-05-12 – Evaluation/Assessment Tool
Guiding Food Principles - Older People
A fact sheet for professionals outlining guidelines from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Older People Specialist Group to “help keep older people nutritionally ‘well’; highlights the need to identify and act for older people who are nutritionally ‘vulnerable’; and champion an evidence-based, ‘food first’ approach to treating malnutrition in addition to, or instead of, prescribed nutritional supplements.”
2018-11-13 –
Handout
Nutrition Wheel
The nutrition wheel from Wessex AHSN (UK) and endorsed by BDA is for use by non-clinical people who work with older people in the community. It provides a framework for having a conversation to explore the factors that could increase someone’s risk of undernutrition in a pro-active way.
2023-06-13 –
Handout
Making the Most of Mealtimes – Summary Sheets
Three summary sheets sharing key findings and recommendations from a research study called Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) from the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging. The study explored what residents living in long-term care eat and drink, and what factors promote better nutrition. Topics are: Dining Rooms, Food and Beverages, and Menus.
2019-12-16 –
Handout