Starving for Care: Family Members Can Curb Nursing Home Malnutrition. Brad Heath.
by Heath, Brad; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 42Family. Publisher: Detroit News, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Caregivers | Dehydration (Physiology) | Family | Malnutrition | Nursing home care | Nursing home patients | Nursing homes -- Complaints againstDDC classification: 050 Summary: "There is no cure-all for curbing malnutrition and dehydration in the nation's nursing homes. But experts say families can help by visiting more often and choosing a nursing home carefully." (DETROIT NEWS) This article relates that "preventing malnutrition and dehydration usually boils down to attention" on the part of families as well as nursing homes. Tips for shopping for the best nursing homes are included.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Starving for Care: Family Members Can Curb Nursing Home Malnutrition, Nov. 29, 2004; pp. n.p..
"There is no cure-all for curbing malnutrition and dehydration in the nation's nursing homes. But experts say families can help by visiting more often and choosing a nursing home carefully." (DETROIT NEWS) This article relates that "preventing malnutrition and dehydration usually boils down to attention" on the part of families as well as nursing homes. Tips for shopping for the best nursing homes are included.
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