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Studies show that in nursing homes (NHs), the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obesity has doubled in the last decade and continues to increase. Obese residents are often complex and costly, and this increase in prevalence has come at a time when NHs struggle to decrease hospitalizations, particularly thos...

JAMDA

January 16, 2014

Obesity and Physical Frailty in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Lifestyle Intervention Trials

Many frail older adults are thin, weak, and undernourished; this component of frailty remains a critical concern in the geriatric field. However, there is also strong evidence that excessive adiposity contributes to frailty by reducing the ability of older adults to perform physical activities and increasi...

Caring for the Ages

June 28, 2017

Obesity Burden in US Challenges SNFs

JAMDA

February 15, 2014

Obesity Can Benefit Survival—A 9-Year Prospective Study in 1614 Chinese Nursing Home Residents

Weight loss has been considered predictive of early mortality in nursing home residents. Lower body mass index, irrespective of weight loss, has also been considered detrimental for survival in community-dwelling older persons. We examined which of the 2 is more important for survival in nursing home resid...