APETITO'S SURVEY FINDS EVIDENCE OF SPECIALIST NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
Meal provider, apetito, have conducted a survey following UK Allergy Awareness Week
UK Allergen Awareness Week has provided the opportunity for meals provider, apetito, to commission a study on care home residents.
The study was conducted to assess how many residents have specialist nutrition needs and the conclusion was that 28% of care home residents do.
The survey also found out 90% of care homes plan for those nutritional plans to ensure residents are receiving the necessary nutrition in a bid to fight back against the malnutrition issues in care homes.
“There’s no question that every care home wants to deliver an excellent dining experience to every single one of its residents," says Richard Woodward, general manager for apetito. "Mealtimes are all about ensuring a personalised, enjoyable, and nutritionally based pathway and that should be no different for residents with specialist nutrition needs.
“With an estimated 408,000 care home residents in the UK, there are a lot of different dietary needs care homes need to cater for. Being that residents in care homes are some of the most vulnerable in society, awareness campaigns like UK Allergy Awareness Week serve as a salient reminder to all care homes about the importance of being vigilant at every turn when catering for residents with allergies.”
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