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Food and Nutrition Care Indicators: Experts’ Views on Quality Indicators for Food and Nutrition Services in Assisted-Living Facilities for Older Adults
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Journal of the American Dietetic Association . Sep2007, Vol. 107 Issue 9, p1590-1598. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Abstract: This study assessed the views of 153 national experts in nutrition, health, and aging services in assisted-living facilities; including gerontological nutrition (39%), foodservice (14%), aging and disability (22%), geriatric medicine (9%), and assisted living (16%); on the practices that serve as indicators of the quality of food and nutrition services provided in assisted-living facilities and ascertained the most favored style of service delivery: health, amenities, or both. An 88-item Food and Nutrition Care Indicators survey was developed from assisted-living facility regulations in 50 states and other quality indicators of nutrition services. Respondents rated each item on a scale from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important). Results show that at least 80% of experts rated the majority of indicators in each domain as highly important (57% of dining room, 67% of foodservice indicators, 65% of general nutrition, and 70% of therapeutic nutrition indicators). Most experts (89%) rated a combination of indicators that included both health (general and therapeutic) and amenities service styles as being highly important. The 57 items rated most important were consolidated into a checklist. A service model that incorporates all of these elements appears to be most appropriate. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *NUTRITION
*FOOD quality
*MEDICAL personnel
*OLDER people
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00028223
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26433819
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2007.06.006