In Ontario Canada, seniors in Long Term Care do not get any D supplements (or any other supplementary nutrient) unless their loved ones request it and pay for it. And of course, no sunshine or cod liver or butter from grass-pastured cows. The sugar-and-casein-based milkshake drinks are prescribed for residents who cannot eat enough calor…
In Ontario Canada, seniors in Long Term Care do not get any D supplements (or any other supplementary nutrient) unless their loved ones request it and pay for it. And of course, no sunshine or cod liver or butter from grass-pastured cows. The sugar-and-casein-based milkshake drinks are prescribed for residents who cannot eat enough calories; they do contain some D in paltry amount along with the cheapest synthetic B vitamins and a few minerals they can't even assimilate, but no omega3. But residents get almost any prescription drug - even expensive ones - for free. Any symptom or sign of vitamin D deficiency or other nutritional deficiency is treated with Rx to mask it, or not treated at all (unless a family member takes care of it). Even residents with kidney failure on hemodialysis who cannot activate D3 are not given the activated form of Rx Hydroxy D that they need to survive. No one in government gives a crap.
In Ontario Canada, seniors in Long Term Care do not get any D supplements (or any other supplementary nutrient) unless their loved ones request it and pay for it. And of course, no sunshine or cod liver or butter from grass-pastured cows. The sugar-and-casein-based milkshake drinks are prescribed for residents who cannot eat enough calories; they do contain some D in paltry amount along with the cheapest synthetic B vitamins and a few minerals they can't even assimilate, but no omega3. But residents get almost any prescription drug - even expensive ones - for free. Any symptom or sign of vitamin D deficiency or other nutritional deficiency is treated with Rx to mask it, or not treated at all (unless a family member takes care of it). Even residents with kidney failure on hemodialysis who cannot activate D3 are not given the activated form of Rx Hydroxy D that they need to survive. No one in government gives a crap.