Life Quality Elder Care Project

Life Balance Northwest, LLC

Ann M. Childers, MD, owner

Psychiatric services

Treatment foundations are nutrition and sleep

The opportunity

Marvin Kaiser, CEO

WELLNESS program:- Assessment (metrics)

- Design (monitoring)- Findings (recommendations)

A Common problem?

Impact

Who has metabolic syndrome (pre-diabetes)?

In 2009−2012, 37% of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older had pre-diabetes (51% of those aged 65 years or older). Source: Centers for Disease Control

~49% of the US population over the age of 20 has either pre-diabetes (metabolic syndrome) or diabetes

First Dietary Goals for Americans Published in 1977--Then what happened?

The 1992 Food Pyramid:Grains and Skim Milk

Dietary Trends and Food Politics

Eat, Drink, Politics, January 2013

Reversing Trends for Wellness

Home cooking.

Fresh (not processed) foods.

Highly refined sugars and starches eliminated

Natural, well-sourced fats restored.

Protein restored.

Carb loads restored to 45% or less of daily calories

Prior to launch

Consult with dietitian and kitchen

Prepare kitchen

Educate residents, families and staff

Promote opt-in

Measuring Outcomes

Baseline: Activities of Daily Living: ABAS

Labs: Triglyceride to HDL Ratio

Height and initial weight

Follow up: Weight every 2 weeks

Check in with residents and families

Final: ABAS, Triglyceride to HDL Ratio, Weight

incubating Leadership

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