Nursing Home Organization Mealtimes and Staff Attitude Toward Nutritional Care: A Multicenter Observational Study.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the practices of registered nurses and nurse aides at mealtimes in nursing homes (NHs) and to evaluate the attitudes of health care staff toward the nutritional care of older people.

Design: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Setting And Participants: The study involved a convenience sample of NH health care staff: physicians, registered nurses, and nurse aides.