A Geriatric Nutrition Program Designed to Improve Independence in Feeding

Joanne Nangeroni and Philip S. PierceAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 36, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.36.6.666

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Our geriatric nutrition program has demonstrated that an individualized, varied diet that includes foods of varying consistencies can be extremely effective in overcoming serious feeding problems in the elderly. The diet is not only more aesthetically pleasing than tional mechanical or pureed diets but also encourages self-feeding by offering a variety of soft finger foods.

This diet was developed to meet specific feeding disabilities that can lead to the malnutrition that is so often seen in regressed and severely demented patients. But its greatest benefit is the increase in selfesteem and independence experienced by the patients who participate in the program.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 36 • Number 6 • June 1985

Pages: 666 - 667

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Published in print: June 1985

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Joanne Nangeroni

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Philip S. Pierce

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The Dietetic Service,The Veterans Administration Medical and Regional Office Center, Togus, Maine 04330

The Psychology Service, The Veterans Administration Medical and Regional Office Center, Togus, Maine 04330

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A Geriatric Nutrition Program Designed to Improve Independence in Feeding

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