Watching your loved one consistently turn away meals is one of the most common and most worrying challenges for a family caregiver. You’ve tried their favorite dishes, gentle encouragement, and everything in between, only to be met with a lack of interest that can impact their health and your peace of mind. Before you resign yourself to frustration, it’s essential to know…
How to help when seniors lose their appetite Getting someone to eat when they have no appetite is a tough challenge. First, it’s important to rule out serious health conditions, medication side effects, and dental problems. Once you know your older adult’s overall health isn’t causing their loss of appetite, experiment with different ways to entice them to eat more. Don’t feel…
When seniors with dementia won’t eat What can you do when your older adult loses interest in eating? For seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia, this could be caused by a variety of factors, including loss of taste or smell, distractions, too many food choices, or having trouble with utensils. Of course, you’re trying to make sure they eat enough to maintain their…
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