Practitioners’ perspectives on nutrition: Dietary practices and needs of older adults

Older adults tend to have less appetite and to draw less energy from the nutrients in food. This panel will bring together geriatricians, dieticians, and care professionals to share their daily experiences of how they assess and manage the nutritional needs of older patients or residents. How do they evaluate and take into consideration these needs? How important is nutrition in the overall care and in what form does it intervene? Are care professionals able to adapt to each person’s nutritional needs?