Food and Nutrition Champions in Residential Aged Care Homes Are Key for Sustainable Systems Change within Foodservices; Results from a Qualitative Study of Stakeholders

Danielle Cave; Karen Abbey; Sandra Capra

doi:10.3390/nu13103566

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Food and Nutrition Champions in Residential Aged Care Homes Are Key for Sustainable Systems Change within Foodservices; Results from a Qualitative Study of Stakeholders

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Food and Nutrition Champions in Residential Aged Care Homes Are Key for Sustainable Systems Change within Foodservices; Results from a Qualitative Study of Stakeholders

Danielle Cave, Karen Abbey and Sandra Capra

Nutrients, Vol.13(10), pp.1-13

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103566

PMID: 34684566

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Abstract

food fortification

foodservices

aged care

older adults

implementation

The role of foodservices in aged care is difficult to understand, and strategies to improve the nutritional care of residents are often unsustainable. In particular, food-first strategies such as food fortification are poorly executed in everyday practice and its execution relies upon the foodservice system in aged care homes. The aim of this study was to explore the perspective of staff on the role of foodservices in aged care and gauge the level of skills, education, access, time, and ability to deliver food fortification. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with foodservice managers, foodservice workers, dietitians, carers, and other managers who work in aged care homes across Australia. Participants were recruited purposively through email and through snowballing. Interviews (n = 21) were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Three themes and six sub-themes were identified. The three themes include the role of foodservices being more than just serving food, teamwork between all staff to champion nutrition, and workplace culture that values continuous improvement. These themes identify how staff perceive the role of foodservices in aged care and provide an important perspective on the long-term sustainability of food fortification strategies and how to improve current practice.

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Title: Food and Nutrition Champions in Residential Aged Care Homes Are Key for Sustainable Systems Change within Foodservices; Results from a Qualitative Study of Stakeholders
Authors: Danielle Cave (Corresponding Author) - The University of Queensland
Karen Abbey (Author) - The University of Queensland
Sandra Capra (Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.13(10), pp.1-13
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/nu13103566
ISSN: 2072-6643
PMID: 34684566
Copyright note: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99704998502621
Output Type: Journal article