Shaping nursing home mealtimes

Mealtimes in nursing homes: striving for person-centered care.

Malnutrition is a common and serious problem in nursing homes. Dietary strategies need to be augmented by person-centered mealtime care practices to address this complex issue. This review will focus on literature from the past two decades on mealtime experiences and feeding assistance in nursing homes. The purpose is to examine how mealtime care practices can be made more person-centered. It w...

Nursing Home

Mealtimes matter.

THE NHS spends about £500 million a year on food and drinks for inpatients, yet there are still inpatients who receive inadequate nutrition and hydration.

Nursing Home Residents

Nursing Home Initiative

Currently, 1.6 million elderly and disabled people receive care in about 17,000 nursing homes across the United States. In 1987, Congress passed major nursing home reforms that defined the role of the State survey and certification process in determining the compliance of nursing homes with Federal standards. In 1998, the President announced new steps to increase Federal oversight of nursing ho...