The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment calls on municipalities to take preventive measures regarding malnutrition of the elderly. It is alarming that more and more elderly single people who live at home and sick elderly people (chronic illness, dementia) eat too little healthy food.
People with psychosocial problems also regularly belong to this group. 1 in 10 elderly people living at home and 30-40% of residents with home help are malnourished.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment calls on municipalities to include the prevention of malnutrition in the National Prevention Agreement, the sports agreement and the Healthy and Active Life Agreement (GALA).
(Amstelveenweb.com photo – 2021)
Jacqueline Höcker chairwoman of Good for Amstelveen
Older people have a much higher risk of falling if they do not consume enough protein and develop heart and pulmonary vascular diseases. Decubites and chewing and swallowing problems are also common. Malnutrition leads to high healthcare costs. A motion by Goed voor Amstelveen has been adopted to map out malnutrition among the elderly and to involve district dieticians, advisers for the elderly, mental health care activity supervisors, district coaches, informal carers, volunteers and general practitioners.
The national government contributes significantly through the so-called SPUK schemes to reduce malnutrition and promote healthy food. According to Jacqueline Höcker of Goed voor Amstelveen, awareness of the risk that the elderly run is necessary and more prevention and identification are important.
The wrong assumption in this is that this probably does not apply to Amstelveen because the standard of living is quite high, but that is precisely why it is more than necessary. Moreover, malnutrition is confused with emaciation and that is not correct. Someone can actually have more fat by eating unhealthy food while the person is malnourished. It is more common for people to eat a sandwich instead of eating a healthy meal. People often have no energy, no energy to make a good meal.
2023-07-21 09:30:48
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