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class="content-main"> <div class="view view-topic-node view-id-topic_node view-display-id-page_1 collapsible-filters match-heights search-page-content-type-tpl views-row-alt-separation row-max-4 view-card-default-palette view-dom-id-4cd79dc2a0e6f83a89b4935ea27bffd1"> <div class="view-header"> <div class="topic-intro"><h5>The topic content is divided into the information types below</h5></div> <div class="topics-view-switch"> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-default">Resources</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-events">Events</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-policies">Policy</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-news">News</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-blogs">Blogs</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-resource-series">Resources series</span> <span class="view-mode-switch latest-view-sig">Special interest groups</span> </div> </div> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/resources/17-cga-in-primary-care-settings-weight-loss-and-nutrition-issues" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>17. CGA in Primary Care Settings: Weight loss and nutrition issues</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-01-29T00:00:00+00:00">29 January 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Nutritional status can be easily assessed, and problems can often be addressed quickly. Key questions about diet, appetite and weight should be on the menu of any Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/end-of-life-care-in-frailty-nutrition" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>End of Life Care in Frailty: Nutrition</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-05-12T00:00:00+01:00">12 May 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people addresses nutritional needs at the end of 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<div class="card-resource-type"> Presentation </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/ambitions-for-change-improving-healthcare-in-care-homes" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Ambitions for change: Improving healthcare in care homes</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-08-10T00:00:00+01:00">10 August 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Position statement </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/end-of-life-care-in-frailty-dysphagia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>End of Life Care in Frailty: Dysphagia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-05-12T00:00:00+01:00">12 May 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at swallowing difficulties in the final phase of life.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/evidence-based-nutrition-and-healthy-ageing-time-for-a-paradigm-shift" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Evidence based nutrition and healthy ageing- time for a paradigm shift</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-11-19T00:00:00+00:00">19 November 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Dr Alicja Baczynska considers the association between frailty and poor dietary choices.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/low-vitamin-intake-is-associated-with-risk-of-frailty-in-older-adults" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Low vitamin intake is associated with risk of frailty in older adults</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-15T00:00:00+01:00">15 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Whereas the effects of protein intake to stave off frailty have been studied, the effects of specific nutrients have not, until now.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a 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Under nutrition results in longer lengths of stay in hospital. In care homes, 30% of residents were found to be undernourished.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/clinical-guidelines-on-advance-care-planning-multimorbidity-and-winter-deaths" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Clinical guidelines on advance care planning, multimorbidity and winter deaths</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2009-10-29T00:00:00+00:00">29 October 2009</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Clinical guidelines from the 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