Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
Meanwhile, other residents may prefer a
About 37% eat mechanically altered
later start and only a warm breakfast.
diets.
2. Statistics
Of all residents, a small proportion
Nationally, about half of all Nursing
receive special treatments affecting the
Home residents (54%) eat
ability to eat, including 7% who are "tube
independently.
fed," 9% using assistive devices, and
2% who receive suctioning.
Of those assisted, 21% are described as
fully dependent, and the other 25% are
partially assisted.
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