Práticas alimentares e bem-estar de residentes de uma Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos da cidade de Diamantina (MG), Brasil

This study aimed to investigate whether the elderly receive a diet similar to that remembered before institutionalization and if this fact interferes their sense of well-being. This is a qualitative research. Was identified two main themes: the feeding before institutionalization and the current feeding. The current feeding offered is different and this didn’t influence the perception of well-being of the elderly.