Healthcare professionals often hear a common question regarding older adults and adequate nutrition: “Are they eating enough protein?” The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine...
Staffing for skilled nutrition support
By
Tracy Blazer
Aug 14, 2023
It’s not news that staffing shortages are rampant at all levels in senior care. Many registered dietitians working in long-term care are spread thin, working at multiple facilities to provide even the...
Shout out to dietitians everywhere
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 21, 2022
It just occurred to me that I missed writing a blog about National Nutrition Month this year. National Nutrition Month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a nutrition education and...
Life or death
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jun 13, 2018
As healthcare workers, especially as healthcare workers in long-term care, we don’t have jobs that most people can identify with.