{"id":3294,"date":"2026-02-12T23:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:15:18","slug":"when-meals-arent-enough-rethinking-nutrition-in-home-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3294","title":{"rendered":"When Meals Aren\u2019t Enough: Rethinking Nutrition in Home Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutrition in aged care extends far beyond providing meals, argues Andrew Martin, founder of Eat Well Health, in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insideageing.com.au\/guest-post-nutrition-is-more-than-meals-and-thats-where-many-home-care-models-still-fall-short\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guest post for Inside Ageing<\/a>. While meal services are key, the system still falls short when clients\u2019 appetites, physical ability, or recovery needs limit food intake \u2014 even when meals are readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He contends that the issue isn\u2019t neglect but poor workflows: vague escalation paths, inconsistent documentation, and variable access to dietitians. Martin suggests that standardising online screening, clear dietitian recommendations, and holistic nutrition support \u2014 not just more meals \u2014 can improve consistency and outcomes across aged care providers. The challenge, he says, is turning early concern into reliable follow-through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutrition in aged care extends far beyond providing meals, argues Andrew Martin, founder of Eat Well Health, in a\u00a0guest post&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3296,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294\/revisions\/3296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}