Aged Care

12 January 2021
12 January 2021

The nutrition issues in aged care have received considerable press in recent years.  Whilst in Australia we await the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (due Feb 2021), there is considerable evidence published in Nutrition & Dietetics that can inform future practice for consumers, staff working across the aged care sector, and, of course, nutrition professionals. 

This virtual issue provides access to a recently published collection of peer-reviewed evidence to support future nutrition care in the aged care sector. The collection includes papers exploring food choice and National Meal Guidelines, the provision of high-quality food services in residential aged care facilities, and several key clinical conditions, including diabetes and malnutrition. Other key papers focusing on malnutrition were included in the Nutrition & Dietetics virtual issue released in October 2020. 

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Table of Contents

‘While we can, we will’: Exploring food choice and dietary behaviour amongst independent older Australians

Alison Host,  Anne-Therese Mcmahon,  Karen Walton,  Karen Charlton, 

Service providers' and health professionals' views and suggestions for the Australian National Meal Guidelines for the Commonwealth Home Support Program

Annabel Clancy,  Karen Walton,  Karen Charlton,  Anne-Therese Mcmahon,  Emma Ringland,  Peter Williams,  Linda Tapsell, 

Electronic food records among middle-aged and older people: A comparison of self-reported and dietitian-assisted information

Rebecca Lancaster MND, APD,  Sue Radd-Vagenas PhD, AdvAPD,  Maria Fiatarone Singh MD,  Yian Noble BASc, APD,  Kenneth Daniel MND, APD,  Yorgi Mavros PhD,  Perminder S. Sachdev PhD,  Nicola Lautenschlager MD,  Kay Cox PhD,  Henry Brodaty DSc,  Fiona O'Leary PhD, AdvAPD,  Victoria M. Flood PhD, APD, 
Open Access

What does it cost to feed aged care residents in Australia?

Cherie Hugo,  Elisabeth Isenring,  David Sinclair,  Ekta Agarwal, 

Eating environment in the aged-care residential setting in New Zealand: Promoters and barriers to achieving optimum nutrition. Observations of the foodservice, menu and meals

Alexandra CHISHOLM,  Julian JENSEN,  Penelope FIELD, 

Reforming foodservice in elderly care: National actions and local outcomes

Malin Skinnars Josefsson,  Margaretha Nydahl,  Inger Persson,  Ylva Mattsson Sydner, 

Engaging food service providers to change food service practices in aged care facilities

Louisa Matwiejczyk,  Rachel Roberts,  Olivia Farrer,  Gabrielle O'Dea,  Georgia Bevan,  Laura Nairn,  Michelle Miller, 

Characteristics of older adults with diabetes: What does the current aged care resident look like?

Olivia Farrer,  Alison Yaxley,  Karen Walton,  Michelle Miller, 

The role of the dietitian in the management of malnutrition in the elderly: A systematic review of current practices

Matthijs Fleurke,  Dorien W. Voskuil,  Deirdre M. Beneken genaamd Kolmer, 

Experiences and nutrition support strategies in dementia care: Lessons from family carers

Lauren Ball,  Sarah Jansen,  Ben Desbrow,  Kate Morgan,  Wendy Moyle,  Roger Hughes,