Resource Category: Dining

Medical evidence from recent research studies has demonstrated that restrictive diets for older individuals in long term care are of little benefit, and in fact can be detrimental. These diets often cause residents to reject their meals, leading to weight… Read more

Innovative examples of how providers are changing their dining practices so that it is a more dignified, pleasurable experience

Part of Starter Toolkit for Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care

Provides the history of the culture change movement as it pertains to the physical environment, a summary of current research into building design issues and innovations, and a review of relevant federal long term care and Life Safety Code regulations… Read more

Nationally agreed upon food and dining standards of practice support individualized care and self-directed living versus traditional diagnosis-focused treatment for people living in nursing homes

Findings of the Agency for Health Research and Quality study of Paid Feeding Assistant programs

Potential regulatory and survey issues related to food and dining innovations

The role of the consultant pharmacist in concert with the interdisciplinary team in identifying drug-food interactions, determining what education to provide the elder