Call to train care home staff to screen elderly for malnutrition

Call to train care home staff to screen elderly for malnutrition

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community/call-to-train-care-home-staff-to-screen-elderly-for-malnutrition/7022908.article By:  Steve Ford News Editor Nursing staff in care homes and other community settings should be trained to screen for malnutrition among older people, according to a cross-party group of MPs. As well as an expansion in screening, especially outside hospitals, the MPs called for social care providers to be required…