In 2018, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics took an official stance supporting liberalized diets for seniors in long-term care facilities. They reasoned that liberalized diets would enhance residents’ quality of life and their nutritional status. A liberalized...
It's officially National Wellness Month, which means it's time to focus on your health! Whether it’s drinking more water, exercising, getting outside, practicing meditation, stretching, or just slowing down, it’s important to incorporate wellness into your life each...
July is Culinary Arts Month and we'll be celebrating all the talented chefs that are part of the CSG community all month long. Our Director of Culinary chose this month's recipe, a savory and delicious jerk chicken. He says, "I know it's a lot of ingredients but it's...
The term “gluten-free” has become a food industry buzzword over the past few years. Why? Because celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that’s triggered when people eat gluten, is more common than ever. In fact, an article from the New York Times states that celiac...
Hydration is an essential part of staying healthy. Seniors in care communities are often at a greater risk for dehydration because as we age our bodies hold less water, and may also be less likely to sense thirst. Hydration helps to promote brain...
Inflammation is how the body protects itself against harm, like infections or injuries. Sometimes, inflammation can be a good thing because it helps the body recover from a wound or helps get rid of toxins. But when inflammation persists throughout the body for a long...
Malnourishment is a common problem in senior living communities across the country. In fact, up to 50% of the hospitalized elderly population are malnourished, and about 16% of community-dwelling Americans older than 65 consume fewer than 1,000 calories per day. The...
Chronic wounds affect about 6.5 million people in the United States. More than just a classic scrape or skinned knee, they are a much more serious category of wound. Chronic wounds are defined as wounds that “fail to proceed through the normal phases of wound healing...
May is Mental Health Month, and this year’s theme is “Tools 2 Thrive.” We think that’s fitting because we all may need a few more tools in our kit to help take care of our mental health this year. With a pandemic causing anxiety and uncertainty around the world, it’s...
As 2019 comes to a close, we want to look back on the year and what we can learn from it before we move into 2020. We’ve rounded up some of our most popular articles from the year so you can see what topics other long-term healthcare communities are interested in....
