[Ethics and Covid-19 in nursing homes, a return of experience].

Covid epidemic and containment have generated numerous ethical dilemmas. Autonomy is the most frequently jeopardized ethical principle. Continued commitment has run into specific funerary rules of deceased residents.

[Reduction of restraint, an innovative program].

The German group Peter Janssen initiated a 2-year common program to reduce restraint use in 12 retirement homes. This article relates the different steps of this program: diagnosis, analysis of caregivers' representations of bedrails, action plan, results, limits, and prospects.

A photographic method to measure food item intake. Validation in geriatric institutions.

From both a clinical and research perspective, measuring food intake is an important issue in geriatric institutions. However, weighing food in this context can be complex, particularly when the items remaining on a plate (side dish, meat or fish and sauce) need to be weighed separately following consumption. A method based on photography that involves taking photographs after a meal to determine food intake consequently seems to be a good alternative.