Improving nutrition care and diet intake for hospitalised older people at risk of malnutrition through a nurse-driven mealtime assistance bundle.

Background: Poor dietary intake is common in hospitalised older people. A targeted mealtime intervention is needed to improve nutrition care and dietary intake, especially for those at risk of malnutrition.

Objectives: This quality improvement project designed, implemented and evaluated a mealtime assistance bundle consisting of care measures driven by the hospital nursing team.