Nutrional intake monitoring for nursing home residents: A comparison of staff documentation, direct observation, and photography methods

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This article discusses methods of assessing nutrional intake of nursing home residents. Results show that a photography method or a direct observation by research staff yield similar estimation and is less than the estimation documented by the nursing home staff.

Measurement, Ingestion, Nursing home care, Photography

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An intervention to increase fluid intake in nursing home residents: prompting and preference compliance

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Research suggests that verbal prompting can increase between-meal fluid intake in incontinent nursing home residents. Data were obtained from 63 subjects, 78% of whom drank more between-meal beverages in response to the prompts. Beverage preference compliance was more effective among subjects who were less cognitively impaired.

Patient compliance, Food and nutrition, Dehydration (Physiology)

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Family members' preferences for nutrition intervention to improve nursing home residents' oral food and fluid intake

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It has been found that family members prefer that other nutrition interventions be tried before oral supplements are used or pharmacological approaches are put into place to improve oral food and fluid intake for nursing home residents. Preferences were investigated in a cross-sectional descriptive study. Family members feel there is a need for intervention if a resident consumes, on average, half of the food and fluid offered at mealtime.

Science & research, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Management dynamics, Nursing & Rest Homes, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities, Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, All Other Outpatient Care Centers, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Nutrient Preparations, Residential care, Homes for Aged, Homes for the Elderly, General medical & surgical hospitals, Long-Term Care Hospitals, Nutrition & Diet Programs, Psychological aspects, Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Management, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Nutrition, Nursing homes, Family, Diet, Dietary supplements, Company business management, Geriatrics, Malnutrition, Patient advocacy, Long-term care facilities, Long term care facilities, Deficiency diseases

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