On the March 4th, 2020 webinar Make Your Mark: Enhance Socialization and Nutrition, we posed the question, “Does your organization offer a specific event or program designed to target social isolation among your clients?”. We had many great responses from…
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion…
Toolkit: Making the Case for Nutrition Therapy: The MNT Works for Seniors Toolkit
Hosted by the National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Senior nutrition programs have a service structure in place and are trusted, proven and valuable partners in the expanding health care market. Congregate…
B12 Brief
Older adults do not require more vitamin B-12 than younger adults, but absorption of vitamin B-12 may decrease with age. It’s important to get the right amount of vitamin B-12 as we get older.…
B6 Brief
Vitamin B-6 is very important for older adults and may play a role in maintaining cognition during aging. Adults aged 51 and older have higher vitamin B-6 needs than younger adults.…
Protein Brief
Recommended intake of protein for older adults is the same as younger adults, though emerging research suggests older adults may indeed require more.…
Fiber Brief
Fiber plays an important role in the health of older adults. Older adults need slightly less fiber than younger adults.…
Calcium Brief
Calcium is a mineral that plays an important role in the health of older adults. Older adults have higher calcium needs than younger adults.…
HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
The HCBS Business Acumen Center and its partners are developing a toolkit to prepare community-based organizations (CBOs) to contract with integrated health care entities and provide tools and resources to help expand the ways CBOs do business. The toolkit is…
Condition of Iowa’s Congregate Meal Program
The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the Congregate Meal Program in Iowa and to explore possible causes for the program’s decline in recent years. According to the Administration on Community Living (ACL) Aging Integrated Database…
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