The aim of the study was to ascertain whether effective feeding assistance was provided in a population of nursing home residents and to assess the use of validated tools to assess malnutrition risk and feeding ability. A significant number of residents identified at nutritional risk required feeding assistance, which supports the premise that the deterioration of feeding ability leads to a decline in nutritional status. The study advocates the adoption of the use of a single validated nutritional screening tool.
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