Nutrition and Chronic Diseases in the Elderly

Overview:

In the long-term care setting it is likely that our residents will have one or more chronic disease diagnosis. We will explore some of the common chronic diseases we often see in the geriatric population and how to treat those disease states.

Objectives:

• Identify the most common chronic diseases seen in the elderly.
• Understand evidenced based practice guidelines for specific disease states.
• Demonstrate appropriate nutritional interventions for each disease state.

Presenter: Elaine Farley-Zoucha, DiningRD

Elaine was the founder and owner of EZ Nutrition Consulting, PC, which recently partnered with DiningRD. She has over 20 years of experience in Food Service Management, Culinary Arts, and Medical Nutrition Therapy. She began her career as a Dietetic Technician, Registered and Chef with an Associate Degree from Southeast Community College-Lincoln in Food Service Management, Culinary Arts, and Dietetic Technology. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science and Dietetics at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and her internship at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics.

Elaine specializes in Food Service Systems, Geriatric Care, and Quality Management for long term care facilities. Elaine is a national speaker and author on Long Term Care regulations and Food Service Systems.