Do you cook and bring food to an elderly relative or friend in an aged care facility? It’s really nice to show you care by cooking special favourite meals for the resident of an aged care facility — perhaps culturally specific food or a family favourite which is not normally available in that facility. But if you do, you really wouldn’t want to make them sick, so there are some things you need to know. Our immune systems get weaker as we get older. Also, our stomachs produce less acid which makes it easier for harmful germs to get through the digestive system and invade our bodies. If elderly people do get food poisoning, they are also likely to suffer more
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