Practice Resources
Nutrition
Nutrition
This page provides information on nutrition and malnutrition for health care providers working in the Continuing Care setting including links for more information on malnutrition and a toolkit for preparation of menus in supportive living facilities.
These resources are applicable to all Care Streams unless stated in the title of the document.
- AHS Planning a Healthy Menu - A Toolkit for Enhancing Health Through Nutrition
- Comparison of Alberta Health Services (AHS) & the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Diets (for Supportive Living)
- Nutrition Education Materials
- Professional Referral for Supportive Living - Clinical Nutrition
- Staff Training - Texture Modified Foods & Thick Fluids
- Understanding Nutrition & Dementia - Facility Living
- Understanding Nutrition & Dementia - Home Living
- Understanding Eating for Comfort - English
- Understanding Eating for Comfort - Traditional Chinese
- Understanding Eating for Comfort - Simplified Chinese
AHS Nutrition Guidelines
- Dysphagia
- Frailty, Nutrition Risk & Malnutrition in Seniors (65 years and older)
- Post Covid-19: Nutrition for Recovery & Rehabilitation (Adults)
- Pressure Injuries: Prevention & Management
- Seniors Health Overview (65 years and older)
Learning
Malnutrition
- AHS Malnutrition, Information for Health Professionals
- AHS Malnutrition Fact Sheet
- AHS Tools to Address Malnutrition
- Meals Matter Video
- Nutrition Screening Pathway for Home Care Clients - Calgary (Paris)
- Nutrition Screening Pathway for Home Living Clients - Meditech
- Nutrition Screening Pathway for Supportive Living Clients
- Special Diets-Do I Still Need One?