Resources for Dietitians & Health Care Providers
SCREEN stands for Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition. This self- or interviewer administered questionnaire can determine nutrition risk in older adults living in the community. A toolkit is available to assist users with ethical implementation of SCREEN. SCREEN requires a copyright license for use in research, surveillance and practice.
Bringing Nutrition Screening to Seniors (BNSS) was a demonstration project conducted in five communities across Canada in partnership with Dietitians of Canada. This implementation project resulted in many insights and best practices for nutrition screening implementation. The following implementation guide can be used by communities and sites to start the process of developing an ethical screening program, regardless of the screening tool they use.
Body composition and anthropometry are important aspects of a nutritional assessment. Significant changes in body composition influence how measures are taken and interpreted for the aging population. The following document prepared by Ashley Dart, RD, MAN provides an overview to quality assessment.
Review of Anthropometry for Older Adults
Resources for Nutrition & Dementia
Older adults with dementia experience many challenges eating meals. The following factsheets will assist families and formal care partners to make meals a rewarding and positive experience.
Strategies to Help Families with Mealtimes
Promoting the Social Side of Eating
How Family and Friends can Support Eating Well with Dementia
Keeping Positive About Mealtimes
Resources for Community Programs
The Tastes for Life…nutrition for older adults education program is a result of experiences gained from Evergreen Action Nutrition. This community-based project helped to identify how community collaboration can occur to promote food intake and provide nutrition education of older adults living in the community. A leader’s guide has been developed based on these experiences and is provided on this website in pdf format.
Tastes for Life Leader’s Guide
If you would like to purchase a hard copy of this resource please contact:
Evergreen Seniors Centre
683 Woolwich Street,
Guelph, ON, N1H 3Y8
phone: 519-823-1291
fax: 519-823-8972
Food samples are an excellent way of getting older adults to try new foods. A recent study provided process evaluation data for using food samples with a nutrition display. In general it was found that food samples developed interest in participants to try recipes at home. The following resource will help educators to develop their own food tastings to reinforce nutrition display messages.
Adding Food Tasting to Your Nutrition Display
Food for Aging Well is a 12-page booklet focused on addressing common nutrition problems of older adults. It is a colourful senior-focused educational resource. Development and review involved older adults as well as nutrition experts. Recipes are also included.
In addition to the Food For Aging Well booklet, short fact sheets have been developed to address key nutrition and food related concerns of older adults living in the community. These can be used with the booklet when a senior has a specific area of concern.
Challenges with chewing and swallowing
Tips for grocery shopping on a budget
Building up your bones with vitamin D
Wonderfoods for Aging Well
Garlic—The Anti-Aging Wonderfood
Avocado: Wonder Food for Older Adults
Osteoporosis Factsheet — Soy Foods
Walnuts — A Source to A Healthier You
Broccoli — An Anti-Aging Superfood
Tomatoes are Nifty for Those Over 50
Research Briefs
Each month, new and relevant research will be reviewed by Dr. Keller’s team and posted on this website. Below is an archive of past summaries.
Fortification of Diets in Long Term Care
Nutritional Status and Delirium
Improving Fruit and Vegetable Intake
Meal Delivery Programs Provide Breakfast
Social Interaction and Food Intake
Nutritional Content of Pureed Diets in LTCF
Differences of Fruit and Vegetable Intake by Gender
Diet and Exercise Education Program
Nutrition Education and the Strong Women Study
Fortification of Bread Improves B Vitamins
Research Briefs of Dr. Keller’s Projects
The following one-page research summaries are written for a non-academic audience. They summarize a wide-range of applied nutrition research which may be useful in advocating for nutrition services in communities.
Bringing Nutrition Screening to Seniors Process Evaluation
Service Providers and Nutrition Screening
Mortality, Nutrition and Aging Well
Quality of life, Nutrition and Aging Well
Evergreen Action Nutrition Overview
Meal rounds help identify issues
Preventing weight loss in long term care
Better Nutrition Choices Needed for Dementia Care in Our Communities!
BMI Change Predicts Mortality in Community Living Older Adults
Dependency on Others for Food Purchasing and Preparation is Associated with Poorer Nutrient Intake
Promoting Food Intake—How Can It Be Improved?
Low Income Seniors Describe What Influences their Access to Food
Archive of Article Summaries
(coming soon)
