"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… Continue Reading
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Elderly Nursing Home Patients Are Paticularly Susceptible To Illness Related To Contaminated Food
Posted in Food PoisoningOlder 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… Continue Reading