Nutritional problems are frequent in nursing homes including undernutrition, obesity,
and diabetes mellitus, mainly related to disability and behavior troubles. Adequate
nutritional care relies both on the quality of menus for regular and modified diet
(texture-modified and enriched food) and on the staff knowledge of nutritional problems,
particularly undernutrition. Self-assessment of professional practices for all staff
categories that are involved in this area can be used to increase training of staff
and quality of nutritional care.
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