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Mean cuisine? — [malnutrition in care homes]
Author(s)	Natalie Valios
Journal title	Community Care, no 1672, 10 May 2007
Pages	pp 34-36
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Meals services ; Care homes.
Annotation	Two standards in "Care homes for older people: the national minimum standards" concern nutrition. Standard 8 requires users' health care needs to be fully met, while Standard 15 requires "a wholesome, appealing, balanced diet in pleasing surroundings at times convenient to them". Despite these standards, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) does not assess for malnutrition, which continues to be a significant problem in care homes. This article presents evidence from organisations including the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), Age Concern (leaflet, "Is an older person you care about malnourished?"), and the Royal Institute of Public Health (which runs a course on eating for health in care homes). More encouraging is the example set by chef Garry Maundrell at the not-for-profit HICA Care Homes' Wilton Lodge in Hull, who won Care Home Cook of the Year in 2006. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070516218 A
Classmark	CSM: CF: NR: KW *
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