nutrition
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Feb- 2025 -17 FebruarySpecialty
How food can be used to support people living with dementia
As dementia rates rise globally, families and care partners are seeking ways to maintain meaningful connections with loved ones experiencing…
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Nov- 2024 -11 NovemberNews
Governor General appointed patron for the Maggie Beer Foundation
Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, has been appointed patron for…
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Aug- 2024 -29 AugustClinical Practice
Physios and dietitians essential to easing ‘arthritis crisis’
Arthritis Australia has called for "affordable, non-surgical care from physiotherapists, dietitians, and other allied health professionals" in a bid to…
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5 AugustSpecialty
Our research shows 4 in 10 Australians in aged care are malnourished. What can we do about it?
Jonathan Foo, Monash University and Marie-Claire O'Shea, Griffith University In the next 40 years in Australia, itâs predicted the number…
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5 AugustSpecialty
Dental Health Week: the oral health issues facing older women
While many oral health issues are common to both genders, there are some that are more prevalent in older women. The…
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Jul- 2024 -22 JulySpecialty
Uniting’s food and nutrition trial shows positive results
Food and nutrition in residential aged care has been keenly discussed in Australian media recently, with rising living costs, Maggie…
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May- 2024 -23 MaySpecialty
“Make every mouthful count:” Maggie Beer transforms aged care food
An inspirational three-part television series focusing on renovating a Western Australian aged care facility is set to air in early…
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Aug- 2023 -31 AugustAged Care Royal Commission
Federal Government unveils new program for food and nutrition
Australian chef Maggie Beer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have teamed up to introduce an innovative program focused on food…
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Jun- 2023 -15 JuneSpecialty
Nutrition secrets for older people unveiled: Q&A
A musculoskeletal health expert has identified calcium, protein and vitamin D as key nutritional challenges for older people. Last month,…
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May- 2023 -29 MayAged Care Royal Commission
New food unit and dietitians to overhaul dining in aged care
Aged care is set for a 'dining revolution' as a new food unit and a team of dietitians are poised…
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Sep- 2022 -12 SeptemberSpecialty
Confusion about dietitians’ role may lead to fewer referrals
Lack of clarity among aged care workers around the role of dietitians may be the root cause of their limited…
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Apr- 2022 -27 AprilNews
Diet expert joins aged care council
A dietician appointed to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council has called for mandatory malnutrition screenings and food…
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21 AprilPodcasts
‘It’s about empowerment’: Maggie Beer launches online masterclass
Aged care chefs and cooks will learn how to create tasty pureed meals, design a culturally inclusive menu, and learn…
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Nov- 2021 -15 NovemberTechnology
Digital care tech is helping to ensure aged care residents get enough nutrients and hydration
Certain considerations must always be contemplated and envisaged before implementing changes to an environment where an elderly person resides, to…
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Oct- 2021 -21 OctoberSpecialty
Nailing the nutrition for older Australians
After serving dishes in exclusive resorts and fine dining restaurants, French chef Stephan Blant said that working in residential care…
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Sep- 2021 -9 SeptemberPodcasts
No more ‘bikini health’: shifting views on women’s ageing after 30 years
It has been over 30 years since female hysteria was unlisted as an official diagnosis, and we have learned very…
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Aug- 2019 -6 AugustNews
Saving money on aged care food a âfalse economyâ
While keeping food spend low in aged care might seem like a cost-saving measure, itâs actually a false economy. Thatâs one…
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May- 2019 -17 MayNews
Fears of scurvy outbreaks not just media fluff: hospital study
Older hospital patients are not getting all their vitamins. Recent Flinders University research has found large numbers in the cohort…
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Oct- 2018 -23 OctoberNews
Boosting energy for tube-fed patients: lingering question answered
Does swapping out current tube-fed formulas with an energy-enriched option lift survival rates among critically ill patients? This was âone…
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Apr- 2018 -6 AprilNews
Staying nourished with Parkinson’s disease
Research estimates that more than 110,000 Australians may be living with Parkinsonâs disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by reduced control…
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Feb- 2011 -1 February
The bodyâs building blocks
Stephen Ratcliffe on the important link between nutrition and wound care and healing. For many clients and their carers, the…