Malnutrition
About 1 in every 2 older adults is at risk for malnutrition, and local senior nutrition providers may be the first to recognize the warning signs of malnutrition among the older adults they serve. Programs should be proactive in identifying and providing services and referrals to address malnutrition.
Infographics
- Malnutrition— Data on malnutrition in older adults and four steps to screen and intervene
from Defeat Malnutrition Today - Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) Basic Findings — Key findings and results
of the review - ACL's CPSTF Fact Sheet — Systematic review of 20 studies recommends congregate and home-delivered
meals to reduce malnutrition, improve energy and protein intake, and improve health
Quick Guides
- Aging Network's Role in Identifying Malnutrition and Abuse — Overview of malnutrition and
how it might indicate elder abuse - Malnutrition Screening Practices Quick Guide — Covers the who, what, why, and how of malnutrition screening practices for OAA nutrition programs
Tools & Toolkits
- Consumer Resource Hub— Infographics, videos, and resources for older adults and caregivers from Defeat Malnutrition Today
- Professional Resource Hub— Studies, webinars, infographics, toolkits, and articles from Defeat Malnutrition Today
- Malnutrition Learning Collaborative State Resources — Guide with a set of steps for incorporating malnutrition into your state plan on aging
- Addressing Malnutrition in Community Living Older Adults — Toolkit for area agencies on aging to identify and address
Presentations
- Nourishing Older Adults: Insights from SUAs on Combating Malnutrition Through OAA State Plans (YouTube)— One-hour webinar on how SUAs take proactive steps to combat malnutrition by addressing it in their state plans on aging, with accompanying presentation Nourishing Older Adults (Slides)
- Food Insecurity and Malnutrition (YouTube)— One-hour webinar that defines malnutrition and food insecurity, identifies root causes of malnutrition, and provides innovative approaches to combating malnutrition, with accompanying presentation Food Insecurity and Malnutrition (Slides), Food Insecurity and Malnutrition (Takeaway Sheet), and Food Insecurity and Malnutrition (Tip Sheet)
- Advocating for Older Adult Nutrition & Quality Measurement— 40-minute ICAA webinar, with accompanying presentation Advocating for Older Adult Nutrition & Quality Measurement (Slides)
- Enhanced DETERMINE Tool (YouTube)— 50-minute presentation on Wisconsin's Enhanced DETERMINE tool, used to screen and intervene for malnutrition in older adults
- Congregate and Home Delivered Meals (YouTube)— Two-minute video from Virginia's Commonwealth Council on Aging and No Wrong Door explains how Older Americans Act funded senior nutrition programs can help combat malnutrition and food insecurity
Reports
- Opportunities To Improve Nutrition for Older Adults and Reduce Risk of Poor Health Outcomes — ACL report on considerations for improving older adults’ health and well-being through malnutrition interventions
- Sustainable Healthy Diets — Implementing sustainably healthy diets to reduce malnutrition from the World Health Organization
- National Blueprint: Achieving Quality Malnutrition Care for Older Adults, 2020 Update— Report from Defeat Malnutrition Today