Age Concern said 60% of older patients - who occupy two-thirds of general hospital beds - were at risk of becoming malnourished or seeing their health get worse. Those aged over 80 were particularly at risk, having a five times higher rate of malnutrition than the under-50s, according to the charity.
Ms Flint said 40% of elderly people being admitted to hospital were already malnourished. She urged Age Concern to share its findings with the Department of Health to identify hospitals where malnutrition was a problem.

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