nutrition

dining
Aged Care
Cooking up improvements in aged care dining experience
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 31, 2023

In a strategic move to revolutionise aged care dining experiences and bolster residents’ well-being, the Albanese Government is rolling out a free training program aimed

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hotline
Aged Care
Food hotline launches for aged care concerns
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 10, 2023

A dedicated food hotline has been launched to address complaints and offer nutritional guidance, establishing a vital channel for addressing nutrition-related issues. This initiative, a

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Aged Care, Sponsored Story
Make or Brake? The importance of a food-based approach for older adults
Rivkeh Haryono Jun 13, 2023

Older Australians living in residential aged care are the source of 30% of all hip fractures, with around two-thirds being malnourished or at risk of

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food
Aged Care, Aged Care
New food hotline to empower aged care residents
Ritchelle Drilon May 16, 2023

The Australian government has pledged $12.9 million towards improving the quality of food in residential aged care facilities, including a new food hotline for complaints

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Red Seaweed
Hospitals
Red seaweed reveals far more health benefits in preventing cancer
Lourdes Antenor Jun 15, 2021

Red seaweed has been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years. In a new study, published in Marine Drugs, researchers have

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diet
Healthcare News
Traditional Tanzanian diet shows less inflammation that Western diet
Lourdes Antenor Mar 5, 2021

Urban Tanzanians have a more activated immune system compared to their rural counterparts. The difference in diet appears to explain this difference: in the cities,

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Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics
RESEARCH: Walnuts Preventing Cognitive Decline
Healthcare Channel Mar 12, 2020

Walnuts. Quite coincidental that they look exactly how our brain does. Did you know that adding walnuts to your diet could help protect against age-related

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Healthcare, Hospitals/Clinics, Learning - Topics
Having Nutrition Consultation Could Change Your Life
Luisa Capezio Jan 24, 2020

The Royal Commission into aged care has put the spotlight on many harrowing examples of older Australian’s subject to malnutrition. At the hearing located in Caines,

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Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, HR/People/Culture, Learning - Function, Learning - Topics, Opinion
Tips on Improving Nursing Home Food and Benefits of Training Catering Staff
Niamh Condon Nov 22, 2019

When I started working in a nursing home in 2014, I had very little understanding of what was required from me in providing meals in

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