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The restaurant within the home
— experiences of a restaurant-style dining provision in residential homes for older people | | Author(s) | Andrea Kenkmann, Lee Hooper |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 13, no 2, 2012 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 98-110 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Meals services ; Dining rooms ; Food ; Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; Norfolk. |
| Annotation | New restaurant-style facilities were introduced in four local authority residential care homes in Norfolk. The aim was to reduce the 'institutionalised feel', by providing a wider range of choices, better and more flexible access to food and drinks, and an improved atmosphere at meal times. The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of residents and care, kitchen, and managerial staff to the restaurant-style provision of meals. Meal and drink provision were observed over a full day in each home and unstructured individual interviews were conducted with 16 residents and 32 staff. The findings showed that, although older care home residents enjoyed the restaurant experience, they valued stable table companions more highly than flexibility. The residents appreciated attractive surroundings, good food and their ability to make choices, but in some circumstances and for frailer residents, choice was more limited with care staff making some decisions. While the central restaurant was valued for the main meal, some residents indicated they preferred smaller 'family-type' dining for other meals. The care staff sometimes found the negotiation of their waitressing and caring roles difficult. Available space and the dining-room's location also contributed to the comparative success of the restaurant-style provision. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170616228 A |
| Classmark | NR: YDA: YP: KW: KX: DP: 3DP: 8N |
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