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EXTRA CREDIT Module 10 Graded Assignment: Older Adult Case Study
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In this discussion, you will analyze the diet of an elderly woman who is experiencing stomach issues.
Consider the following scenario:
85-year-old, Dolores, has developed severe digestive problems, including stomach cramps and diarrhea. This elderly lady lives alone, does not drive, has no family living in town, and suffers from advanced age-related macular degeneration (eye disease). She is living on a diet of hot tea with sugar and white toast with butter for breakfast and canned soup (chicken noodle or tomato) twice a day because she believes that “anything else upsets her stomach”.
Her stomach problems were progressive. She started eating soup during and after a mild episode of stomach problems that were unrelated to food. Instead of getting better, her stomach problems have gotten worse. Her family suspects that she also eats soup because very little preparation is involved. Both she and her family are having difficulty facing the fact that soup upsets her stomach as much or more than other food.
Answer the following questions:
Identify the risk factors for malnutrition that Dolores may have. Be sure to include the social risk factors connected to her particular situation.
What nutrients are abundant in her diet? Explain WHY you believe these are abundant - what are the food sources?
What nutrients of concern for older adults are missing from her diet? Please explain
What specific dietary recommendations would you make to include the above listed nutrients of concern? Please be specific. Suggest easy-to-prepare meals for this woman.
What government services would you suggest and why?
Please be sure to review the Grading Guidelines in the module folder before beginning this assignment. Your initial post is due on THURSDAY, at 11:59PM. Replies to classmates are due on SUNDAY at 11:59PM.