This article highlights nutritional assessment in older people, aiming to improve nutrition and quality of life.
Malnutrition is a serious heath issue that affects older people, especially those living with long-term conditions. Targeted nutritional assessment and intervention across all care environments is essential to address this issue. This article explains how ageing, medication, depression and illness can lead to poor nutrition and aims to enable community staff to work with older people to improve nutrition and quality of life.
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