Abstracts by key term: Dysphagia
Care situation of swallowing disorders in nursing homes – challenges and needs
Healthy people swallow up to 2,000 times a day without even thinking about it. Aging processes jeopardize the adequacy of swallowing: Swallowing disorders in nursing homes are underdiagnosed, their impact underestimated, yet, along with their complications, they are the most common cause of death there. A closer look reveals a devastating picture of care. This paper outlines the current challenges of data inaccuracy and the lack of diagnostic and therapeutic care against the backdrop of possible innovative forms of care and their implementation in a care pathway yet to be developed.