Mini Nutritional Assessment

The mini nutritional assessment is a helpful screening tool to used to identify poor nutrition or at risk for malnutrition in older adults. It is essential to screen older adults for poor nourishment because they are at risk for developing chronic illnesses that can affect their quality of life. The assessment focuses on poor appetite, chewing problems, weight loss, mobility, neuropsychological problems, and body mass index. The patient who was interviewed is a 100 year-old female who is a long term resident at Valencia Gardens Health Center. It was a privileged to talked to the resident because she has had a full life of experiences that she is able to recall for example, the orange groves, in Riverside. The patient’s chart was used to identify any potential

The patient received a score of two because she does not have a decrease in food intake. She does not have a loss of appetite, digestive problems, or chewing difficulties. Her teeth appeared in well conditioned for her age. However, some interventions are providing good oral hygiene, assessing symptoms of digestive problems as soon as manifestations appear to prevent further problems, and provide a calm area during meals by decreasing excessive stimulation (Mauk, 2018). The patient did not have any weight loss during the last 3 months receiving a score of three; her current weigh is 140 lbs. For mobility she received a score of 0 because she is chair bound. The patient usually sits in a wheelchair and waits until staff members help her move to where she desires, for example the social room. Interventions for decreased mobility are making sure the patient is not on bony prominences for long periods of times, providing a moisturizer to dry areas, and keeping the patient clean and dry (Mauk, 2018). The patient has not suffered any psychological distress or acute disease in the past 3 months resulting in a score of 2. Older people can feel stress being away from home, especially