Long-term care (LTC) physical and psychosocial mealtime environments have been
inconsistently assessed due to the lack of a standardized measure. The purpose of this …

Abstract Background and Objectives Poor food intake is common in long-term care (LTC).
The mealtime experience has been identified as influential, yet, research has been limited …

Abstract Background and Objectives The Mealtime Scan (MTS) was developed to assess
the dining environment in Long Term Care (LTC). MTS has been reviewed and updated to …

Background: Previous research suggests that the physical and psychosocial environments
can improve outcomes for residents living in long term care (LTC). However, research has …

Background Research has demonstrated the importance of physical environments at
mealtimes for residents in long term care (LTC). However, a lack of a standardized …

Poor food intake in residents living in long-term care (LTC) homes is a common problem.
The mealtime experience is known to be important in the multifactorial causes of food intake …

Objectives Barriers to food intake (FI) exist in hospital that could exacerbate insufficient FI
and malnutrition. The Mealtime Audit Tool (MAT) is a staff-administered clinical assessment …

Meeting the medical, nutritional, and psychosocial mealtime needs of aged care residents
requires a holistic, multidisciplinary approach. To date the perspectives of this …

Background Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable,
often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and …

Mealtimes are important social events in retirement (RH) and long term care homes (LTC).
This manuscript describes the development, refining and scaling of the MSILTC as well as …