2018
2018
2018
Elderly Teeth
When elderly beginning losing their teeth, chewing ability and taste their appetite steadily deteriorates.
These factors lead to imbalanced nutrition among the elderly, and health problems that if untreated cause mood swings.
As they are unable to eat hard food, the number of taste buds is slowly reduced, making the palette insensitive to the taste of the food.
As food becomes unpalatable and appetite is lowered, the gastrointestinal function is reduced, resulting in a decrease in food and nutritional which leads to further decline in head and fitness.
Swallowing Capabilities
Ordinary people may not be able to immediately detect that their family has difficulty swallowing.
This is a gradual process with initial signs of gradual reduction of appetite. As there is a growing fear of swallowing and fear of choking is compounded, eating becomes fearful and food becomes unappetizing.
Undesirable Special Meals
For dysphagia, there will be "cutting meal", "soft meal" and "purred meal". Adjusting the food to the right texture (such as a meal or a meal) will not only reduce the number of chews, but also make them more likely to consume the nutrients they need every day. However, this special meal will be cut or smashed everything. The appearance can be imagined without "color" and "type"; different materials cannot be mixed together. The taste that is fed into the mouth after mixing is also naturally not available. In this case, how can people eat it?
Limited Choice
In society, limited choice or no choice in food menu for elderly people are common, especially in elderly home. Most of residents in elderly home are forced to eat routine diet without choice. The operator of elderly home also faces a lot of problems such as the cost and storage of foods, the shortage of labor, the hygiene and food quality.