The healthcare cost of senior malnutrition is an estimated $130 billion a year[1] and can lead to poor wound healing, a weakened immune system and a higher risk of hospital admission.[2]
At Brookdale, we surround our residents with a comprehensive approach to population health, incorporating healthcare as well as clinical and resident engagement programs that are supported by technology. Our population health model is rooted in taking a proactive, whole-person view of care, as well as other non-medical interventions needed to help maintain or improve an individual’s health. As part of this approach, we are able to monitor nutrition and we strive to mitigate the effects associated with malnutrition.
