Catering for older people and those with dementia: should food provision be legislated or regulated?

Abstract

We are all aware of the UK's battle with obesity and the profile it was given by Jamie Oliver's campaign to make schools and local authorities rethink children's diets. So why isn't more attention paid to older people's diets? After all, when physical or mental health is vulnerable, nutritious food is vital. In this article, Lee Sheppard looks at the challenges facing care homes when catering for the needs of the dementia sufferer.

Citation

Sheppard, L. (2010), "Catering for older people and those with dementia: should food provision be legislated or regulated?", Working with Older People, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 29-33. https://doi.org/10.5042/wwop.2010.0077