Food At Florida Nursing Homes & Hospitals Not Subject To Inspections
"Frightened' is the best way to describe my reaction to a news story regarding Florida's decision to end food preparation inspections at nursing homes and hospitals in the state. In the past, nursing homes and hospitals were inspected on a quarterly basis with respect to safe food handling. Budget cuts are the reason cited by state authorities for the hault in food-safety inspections. Similar food inspections at day care centers will continue and will be taken over by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Read more about this food safety issue involving Florida nursing homes and hospitals here....
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Elderly Nursing Home Patients Are Paticularly Susceptible To Illness Related To Contaminated Food
Older adults are particularly susceptible to food poisoning because as you get older, your immune system does not respond as quickly and as effectively to infectious organisms as when you were younger. In addition, many nursing home residents already have weakened immune systems due to age, illness, and disease, and their bodies cannot handle the added onslaught caused by food poisoning. For example, dehydration, which is a common and serious complication of food poisoning, is also a risk factor for the development of pressure sores, which can present a serious risk to nursing home residents. Therefore, nursing homes should take extra precautions...
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Nursing Home Patients Stricken With Salmonella
More than 460 people have been diagnosed with salmonella that can be traced to peanut butter used in institutions. It is estimated that the salmonella outbreak has caused more than 100 of the people to seek hospital treatment. Salmonella can be especially serious in elderly people with weakened immune systems. If not quickly identified and treated, salmonella may cause death. If you are concerned about potentially having peanut butter that may be contaminated with salmonella, check out the FDA website. ...
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Food Safety
An 85-year-old woman died following a norovirus outbreak in a nursing home. The woman's death comes shortly after the deaths of 10 other nursing home residents related to gastroenteritis outbreaks. The norovirus outbreak in an Australian nursing homes demonstrates the susceptibility of the elderly to food born illness. There is no cure for people afflicted with norovirus. Rather, the symptoms need to be managed by increasing fluids, increasing electrolytes, monitoring for dehydration and careful observation to prevent overall weakness. Norovirus outbreaks are common in amongst people in closed or crowded quarters such as nursing homes or hospitals as the virus...
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