Evaluation of food and nutrition unities in homes for the aged

• Autor(a) principal: Lopes,Jamile Almeida
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Fideles,Ingrid Cardoso, Mello,Adriana Lima, Roriz,Anna Karla Carneiro, Faria,Vanessa Everlin Matos, Amaral,Magali Teresópolis Reis, Sampaio,Lílian Ramos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/98
• topic: Checklist. Homes for the Aged. Food legislation

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> This study had the objective of evaluating the structural and hygienic and sanitary conditions of Food and Nutrition Unities (FNUs) in Homes for the Aged (HAs) on the City of Salvador-Ba.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> For data collection was used the instrument adapted from the Check List of Good Manufacturing Practices of RDC number 275/02. The evaluated items were subdivided in 5 blocks and the LTEIs were classified according to assistance percentage of the investigated items.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> From the 14 evaluated HAs, only one was classified in group 1, reaching adequacy in more than 75% of the analyzed items and the majority of institutions complied with less than 50% of the checklist items. Block 5 referring to Good Practices documentation had higher noncompliance value with 79.50%, followed by Block 3, of handlers, with 56.10%, evidencing the need to offer training in good practices. The absence of the professional nutritionist was identified in most of the HAs.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> Most of the evaluated FNUs had inadequate structural and hygienic and sanitary aspects, which may influence the health and nutritional state of the elderly. It is needed to elaborate and validate an specific check-list for HAs.</p>