Menu Planning In Long Term Care A Comprehensive Guide

Searching for a Retirement or Long-term care home can be a daunting task. Often one is plagued with questions or has to make a decision quickly and doesn't know where to begin. This is a GUIDE that every senior, or their family going through this process MUST have. Written by an experienced hospital social worker it truly makes the process much easier. It explains the different options available, gives you 160 questions to ask when you tour homes, has contact information on resources and services for seniors and provides detailed information on hundreds of retirement homes and long-term care residences. This is THE most COMPREHENSIVE source of information you will find on retirement living in Canada. A must have for anyone searching for retirement living for themselves or a loved one.

Health Sciences & Nutrition

Diet and Nutrition Care Manual for sub-acute, transitional care, nursing facilities, or acute care. Guidelines for evidence based practice, including the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate, sample menus for all diets, comprehensive information on each disease state/condition. Use as an evidence based reference to provide nutrition care, interpret diets, write menus, meet federal regulations, and define physician diet orders. Easy to use tools, charts and guidelines.Chapters include:*Regular Diet and Alterations: liberalized diet for older adults, high calorie/high protein, food intolerance/allergy, low lactose, vegetarian, finger foods, gluten free, Kosher diets*Consistency Alterations: National Dysphagia Diets, full/clear liquid, thickened liquids*Weight Management: practice guidelines, diet patterns, bariatric surgery/diets, medications, calorie restricted diets*Cardiovascular Health: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, lifestyle recommendations, healthy eating patterns (DASH, Mediterranean, therapeutic lifestyle change), 2 gram/1500 mg sodium diets*Diabetes Mellitus: preventing complications, goals of MNT, menu planning, hypo/hyperglycemia, medications/insulins, carbohydrate counting, consistent carbohydrate diet, mechanical alterations, food choice values*Gastrointestinal Diets: the gut microbiome, symptoms, constipation, diarrhea, cramps, heartburn, bloating, nausea, vomiting; low FODMAPS, high/low fiber diets*Chronic Kidney Disease: guidelines for each stage of CKD, potassium/phosphorous foods lists, menu planning, dialysis, liberalized renal diet*Specific Diseases: Alzheimer's/dementia, HIV/AIDS, osteoporosis, PKU, hepatic and pulmonary disease*Specific Conditions: anemia, dehydration, failure to thrive, gout, malnutrition, palliative care, pressure ulcers, sarcopenia, unintended weight loss*Nutrition Support: enteral feeding: medication administration, flushes, formulas, refeeding syndrome, transitioning to oral foods, complications, end of life, discontinuing; parenteral nutrition: complications, macronutrient/micronutrient requirements, electrolytes, delivery, monitoring, discontinuing, calculation charts*Pregnancy/Lactation: nutrient needs, supplements, nutrients needed, foods, multiple gestations, GI issues, weight gain guidelines, losing weight after delivery, lactation, medical conditions/allergies, gestational diabetes, hypertension*Pediatrics: breastfeeding, formulas, solid foods, feeding guide, nutrition for toddlers, preschoolers, school aged children and adolescents; food allergies, disordered eating, obesity, BMI, health, physical activity*Appendix: dietary patterns for good health, key nutrients, supplements, physical activity, nutrition screening/assessment, heights/weights, BMI, nutrient calculations, etc.

"The clear, concise and easy-to-follow format provides critical information needed to make difficult decisions. A must-read for adult children of the elderly and anyone working in long-term care."--Pamela M Mokler, gerontologist. Author lectures.