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. 2019 Oct 17;11(10):2492. doi: 10.3390/nu11102492
Description of Nursing Home
Total Number of Beds in the Home
(Answer all questions)
  • (a)

    Total number of beds _______

  • (b)

    Month of ____ 2018 (e.g. Jun, Jul or Aug)

Total Number of Residents in the Home
(Answer all questions)
  • (a)

    Number of residents _______

  • (b)

    Month of _____ 2018 (e.g. Jun, Jul or Aug)

Number of Dietitians(Answer where applicable only)
  • (a)

    Full-time staff of Nursing Home (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): ________ OR

  • (b)

    Part-time staff of Nursing Home (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): ________ OR

  • (c)

    Dietetic service bought from other hospitals/ private practices (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): ________

If Part-time dietitian or Outsourced # Dietetic Services
(Answer where applicable only)
  • (a)

    Number of visits per month: _______ OR

  • (b)

    Number of visits per quarter (3 months): _______ OR

  • (c)

    Number of visits per half yearly (6 months): ________

Frequency of dietetic review for each tube-fed patient
(Tick and answer where applicable only)
How soon is resident reviewed on admission to the Home (More than 1 answer is possible):
  • Automatic referral on admission with fixed review once every _____ month(s)

  • Automatic referral on admission but follow-ups dependent on Dietitian’s order

  • If Hospital Memo or Transfer Letter requested

  • If Doctor-in-charge in the Home requested

  • If Family Member(s) requested

  • If Nursing Staff requested as resident is eating poorly

Nutritional Screening in Nursing Home
Is nutritional screening performed for all patients?
  • Yes

  • No

Is nutritional screening for all patients repeated?
  • Yes

  • No

if Yes, how frequent is it repeated: _________________ (e.g. once a month, once every 3 months)
Number of Speech Therapists
  • (a)

    Full-time staff of Nursing Home (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): ________ OR

  • (b)

    Part-time staff of Nursing Home (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): ________ OR

  • (c)

    Therapist service bought from other hospitals/ private practices (e.g. 1, 2 or 3): _______

If Part-time Speech Therapist or Outsourced# Therapy Services
  • (a)

    Number of visits per month: _______ OR

  • (b)

    Number of visits per quarter (3 months): _______ OR

  • (c)

    Number of visits per half yearly (6 months): ________

Prevalence and Incidence of Dysphagia (Swallowing Impairment on Modified Textured Diet)
Number of residents with dysphagia or swallowing impairment
  • (a)

    Number of residents diagnosed with dysphagia, placed on modified texture (e.g. pureed, blended, minced) diet or thickened fluids this month: ____________

  • (b)

    TOTAL number of residents diagnosed with dysphagia or who are placed on modified texture (e.g. pureed, blended, minced) diet or thickened fluids: ___________________

Prevalence and Incidence of Enteral Nutrition (ALL Types of Tubes Feeding)
Number of residents on Enteral Nutrition (Tube Feeding)
  • (a)

    Number of residents with newly inserted feeding tube this month: _______

  • (b)

    TOTAL number of residents with feeding tubes: _______

Type of Enteral Nutrition Delivery Mode
Types of Feeding Tubes
(please indicate NA if there are no patients on any of types of feeding tubes)
Number of residents on
  • (a)

    Nasogastric Tube (NGT): _____

  • (b)

    Nasojejunal Tube (NJT): _____

  • (c)

    Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG): _____

  • (d)

    Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ): _____

  • (e)

    Feeding Jejunostomy (FJ): _____

How are feeds delivered
(please indicate NA if there are no patients on any particular delivery method)
Number of residents on
  • (a)

    Bolus feeding: _____

  • (b)

    Continuous feeding with pump: ______

  • (c)

    Continuous feeding via gravity drip: ______

# Outsourced from private sector or government hospitals.