title: Malnutrition in the elderly.
abstract: Home care nurses daily work with elderly patients who have various nutritional problems. This article discusses the factors that contribute to malnutrition in the elderly and suggests interventions that can be used by the patient and the family to improve the patient's nutritional status.
authors.affiliation: Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*