Frances is an 82-year-old woman who suffers from maculardegeneration, osteoporosis, and arthritis. Since her husband died ayear ago, she has moved from their family home to a smallone-bedroom apartment. Her eyesight is progressively getting worse,making it diffucult to go to the grocery store or even to cook (forfear of burning herself). She is often lonely; her only son livesan hour away and works two jobs, but he visits her as often as hecan. Frances has lost her appetite and, as a result, often skipsmeals during the week. She has resorted to eating mostly coldfoods. These are simple to prepare but seriously limit the varietyand palatability of her diet. Also, she wears dentures and hastrouble chewing tough meats and foods with crisp textures. She isslowly losing weight as a result of her eating patterns and loss ofappetite. Her typical diet usually consists of a breakfast that mayinclude 1 slice of wheat toast with margarine, honey, and cinnamon,and 1 cup of hot tea. If she has lunch, she normally has a can ofpeaches, half of a turkey and cheese sandwich, and a glass ofwater. For dinner, she might have half of a tuna fish sandwich madewith mayonnaise and 1 cup of iced tea. She usually includes one ortwo soft cookies at bedtime. Answer the following questions aboutdietary assistance for Frances.

What other questions would you ask Frances to get a better senseof her nutrition status?