Frailty is a medical condition in older adults where reduced strength, fatigue, and slower movements increase their vulnerability to illness, malnutrition, injury, falls, disability, hospitalisation, and mortality. In 2018 approximately 21% of Australians aged 65 and over were considered frail with an additional 48% classed as pre-frail. Within Australian acute care services 50%-88% of patients have frailty. By 2027, the number of frail Australians is projected to reach approximately 609,309, with an additional 2.25 million classified as pre-frail, assuming current prevalence rates persist.<\/span><\/p>\n To be considered to have frailty three out of the following must be met. To be categorised at pre-frail two out of the five must be met:<\/span><\/p>\n Frailty is preventable and reversible with targeted interventions; prevention is often the cheapest, easiest and most effective treatment. Intervening to reduce risk factors early including poor diet and low physical activity should be prioritised.<\/span><\/p>\n If you or someone you know is needing assistance with frailty, get in touch with your the Team Rehab Solutions team today and see how our in-home Dietitian team can help.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is frailty? Frailty is a medical condition in older adults where reduced strength, fatigue, and slower movements increase their vulnerability to illness, malnutrition, injury, falls, disability, hospitalisation, and mortality. In 2018 approximately 21% of Australians aged 65 and over were considered frail with an additional 48% classed as pre-frail. Within Australian acute care services […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-dietitian"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRisk factors of frailty:<\/h3>\n
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How can a dietitian help prevent and reverse frailty?<\/h3>\n
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