Loss of appetite and of enjoyment from food is a continuous struggle for people in aged care, as well as those who have faced serious illness such as cancer and neurological disorders. Altered eating – the term applied to the ...

While keeping food spend low in aged care might seem like a cost-saving measure, it’s actually a false economy. That’s one of the messages Dr Sandra Iuliano, who provided evidence at the aged care royal commission, sent to the sector via ...

Older hospital patients are not getting all their vitamins. Recent Flinders University research has found large numbers in the cohort have been found to have severe vitamin C deficiency. The findings give some credence to previous media reports of increased ...

What would be your last meal? For Josino, all he wanted was lobster, but that wasn’t to be. “You know what really annoys me, if I was on death row, I could choose my last meal. Just because I’m sick, ...

Aged care workers are invited to attend a LASA webinar on nutrition and food best practice in the sector next week. The Food in Residential Aged Care webinar will be run by a panel of experts, including Bond University nutritionist ...

A new report which claims Australia’s elderly receive worse meals than the nation’s prisoners has sparked debate across the aged care industry. The report, What Does it Cost to Feed Aged Care Residents in Australia? was published in the Nutrition & ...

Paying attention to diet and nutrition always has its rewards.  “As for people of any age and with or without a health condition like Alzheimer’s disease, a healthy and balanced diet is necessary for optimal brain function,” says Glenn Rees, ...