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As the global population ages, senior living facilities are becoming increasingly central to elder care. In the United States, over 1.3 million people live in nursing homes, with millions more in assisted living communities. In these settings, nutrition plays a critical role: not only in maintaining physical and cognitive health, but also in preventing the often-invisible threat of malnutrition.
With age, nutritional needs change significantly. Muscle mass decreases, metabolism slows, and chronic conditions can alter requirements for key nutrients. Yet, appetite declines, taste sensitivity diminishes, and cognitive or emotional issues can interfere with regular eating. This creates a fragile balance that can quickly tip into malnutrition.
According to the National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging, up to 50% of older adults in long-term care may be malnourished or at risk. This has profound consequences: higher infection rates, greater fall risk, reduced mobility, increased hospital admissions, and higher mortality.
A balanced, well-monitored diet helps:
Nutrition is thus a cornerstone of preventive care in senior living, just like physical activity or chronic disease management. It plays a key role in supporting residents' quality of life.
In many care facilities, nutrition monitoring remains largely manual: paper charts, sporadic weighing, or staff estimation of plate waste. These practices often lead to:
This gap opens the door for digital tools to modernize the process and enable real-time nutritional monitoring.
Skeal is a next-generation platform using AI and computer vision to revolutionize food tracking in care settings. With a simple photo of the plate after a meal, Skeal estimates intake (the amount consumed) and generates alerts for undernutrition risk. This enables:
In a 2022 study published in Nutrients, co-authored by Skeal’s founder Charles Juhel, AI-assisted nutrition monitoring showed promising results for improving dietary intake tracking in healthcare environments.
Caring for nutrition also means caring for dignity. This includes adjusting food textures, accommodating preferences, presenting meals attractively, and encouraging residents to eat in social settings.
It is also about empowering culinary teams with data that allows them to make informed decisions, reduce food waste, and improve residents’ satisfaction.
When nutrition is made a strategic focus, senior living communities become more:
SAAS platforms like Skeal allow care operators to meet clinical, ethical, and financial expectations—while providing a competitive advantage in an increasingly demanding market.
Discover how we integrate the innovation capabilities of AI with Skeal :
At Skeal, we innovate to help healthcare establishments manage nutrition and reduce waste, improving catering performance.
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