… The number of older adults admitted to acute care hospitals continue to increase year on
year. … In addition, we spoke with patients (n = 30) about their mealtime experiences (what they …

… Some mealtime functionalities might therefore be more generation-specific – or maybe even
… as younger adults or frail older adults, to further our understanding of mealtime experiences …

… The SMO was developed for the Dementia Care Study to capture resident experiences
during mealtime. The SMO has 28 items and can be administered while observing up to five …

… We were very aware that interviewing older adults about their everyday lives, meal
experiences, and food preferences could bring up sensitive topics and potentially expose their …

… importance of early food experiences, and how these transcend not only into older …
consumption and mealtimes. Here we explore four subthemes that emerge on how mealtimes and …

… and evaluated a range of mealtime improvements for older inpatients in our large acute hospital
… However, our older inpatients continue to tell us that their mealtime experience could be …

… the perceptions and experiences of older adult patients and those involved with their care. …
for mealtime assistance, observed mealtime assistance or discussed experiences of mealtime …

… , mealtime enjoyment, and participation in food provision in aged care settings; and (b) explore
the intersection of food shaping, nutrition, and older adults … to mealtime participation and …

… accessing both past and current experiences with food and food service during that process.
… Cost of health care for a community of older adults in an urban academic health care system…

Food and mealtimes play a central role in our lives and often … understand the experiences
around food and mealtimes for … related to the different mealtime experience in the LTC home…