Why Are Food and Fluids so Important for Aging Seniors?
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Recipe for Success: Improving the Dining Experience
Helpful tips for improving the dining experience for the residents at your facility.
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An Introduction to IDDSI
If you’re a healthcare or foodservice professional, you may be familiar with the unique dietary needs of those with dysphagia in your facility, and you may even have come across the IDDSI acronym before—but how much do you know? Get a quick rundown on IDDSI with our beginner’s guide, and how it can make serving those challenged by dysphagia easier.
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The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Palliative Care
Caring for people at the end-of-life comes with a unique set of challenges and responsibilities, including trying to balance a person’s health and wellness while giving them the best quality of life possible. Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S provides some tips healthcare providers can use to make sure they are providing proper support for people in palliative care.
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Arginine and Wound Healing
Each year over 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, ulcers or pressure wounds. While pressure wounds can often be difficult to treat, supplements such as arginine may provide promise in wound healing for many different types of ulcers and even burn injuries.
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Managing Hydration with Dysphagia
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An Introduction to Transitional Foods
A beginner’s guide to what you need to know about transitional foods and dysphagia.
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Caring for Caregivers
While they’re busy caring for everyone else, are they being cared for?
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Tips for Managing Dysphagia at Home During the Holidays
Get some tips from the experts on how to make your holiday season with dysphagia easier and safer than ever.
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Strategies for COVID-19 Staffing Shortages from the Experts
Learn what strategies 8 hospital execs are doing to ensure that their patients are taken care of, even in the wake of staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.
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