Seniors are particularly vulnerable to poor nutrition status. Good nutrition can improve health and functional status.

In this video, Amy Long Carerra, MS, RD, goes through the steps of how to gravity feed, and gives tips to make the process go smoothly.

Gravity feeding is a way to deliver formula through your feeding tube. With this feeding method, formula flows out of a bag and into your tube by gravity. This method is slower than feeding with a syringe and uses a roller clamp on the bag’s tubing to control the rate. Most people who gravity feed take a… Continue reading Tube Feeding: How to Gravity Feed

Watch this seven-mintute-long EnteraLite Infinity Pump Training Video, with clear, step-by-step instructions given by a registered dietitian.

Malnutrition is an imbalance between nutrients required and nutrients actually taken in. This imbalance results in deficits of energy, protein or micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that may negatively affect growth and development in children. Both overnutrition and undernutrition are included in this definition. Overnutrition is associated with obesity and resulting chronic disease. An estimated… Continue reading Recognizing Pediatric Malnutrition

In this video, watch Shield HealthCare's Registered Dietitian's show viewers how to bolus feed , also known as syringe feeding.

Up to 50% of people who are hospitalized are either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. Being in a state of malnutrition can cause delayed wound healing, infection and other problems than may lead to hospital readmissions.   Malnutrition Awareness Week September 28th through October 2nd, 2015   What is malnutrition? There is currently no… Continue reading Tips to Recognize, Treat and Prevent Malnutrition

There are some common issues with home tube feeding that may lead to costly hospital visits. Knowing how to handle common issues is key to staying healthy.

Bolus feeding is a type of feeding method using a syringe to deliver formula through your feeding tube. It may also be called syringe or gravity feeding.

Healthy nutrition supports optimal growth and development of your child. Feeding your young child health foods means healthy habits start early.