ABSTRACT
Aging is natural course of life which accompanied by changes of metabolism, The exchanges susceptible elderly to malnutrition in researched was do in this back ground about 3-13% of aged population involved to malnutrition that this rate increased to 30-60% in institulized elderly. In this study we assessed the effects of medical care staffs education on nutritional situation of elderly livid in KAHRIZAK charity Foundation in TEHRAN during 4 months. 192 elderly which lived in KCF and equal or older than 65 satisfied in including to this study randomely. [50 males and 142 females] although for inclusion they had not involved to an staged liver and renal disease and had not history of surgery during one month before initiated of study. We checked HB, HCT, LDL, NDL, FBS, CRP, ALB, Although assessed MNA, MMSE, ADL, Norton sore before and after educational intervention. Educational workshop operated for medical and nursing staffs of KCF during 3 days. Clinical and Para clinical assessments did 4 months, again, after that, and collected data entered to EXEL and analyzied by SPSS soft wares. Before educational intervention 35.9% of elderly had very severe or severe malnutrition that after intervention decreased to 18.3% mean of ALB, HB, HCT, LDL, F.B.S increased after intervention and significant [p<0/05]. Nutritional situation correlated to age, mouth and swallowing disorders, poly farmacy, cognitive condition, ADL score in eating and Norton scores significant. Base of this findings is concluded medical and nursing staffs nursinghomes has significant effects on decrease of moderate and Severe malnutrition in elderly. Education in this instated have to continue and not cross over like this study for significant Paraclinical improvements of nutritional indicators