Living In A Nursing Home: Myths and Realities

Myth: Meals are not appetizing.

Reality: The dietary staff makes every effort to ensure that meals are nutritionally balanced, varied and appetizing. The fact is, however, it is difficult to meet everyone's expectation of home cooked meals. Another impacting factor is that many patients are placed on restrictive diets that may limit salt, fat, cholesterol, or sugar. Some may require that their food be pureed due to difficulty in swallowing or chewing. Because proper nutrition is so important, discuss this matter with the facility's dietary manager.