The legal effect of changes of recent years in nutritional status of people who lives in social homes

Introduction: Long-term residential institutions provide safety, full service (nutrition, nourishment) and peace for indigent elderly, ill and/or disabled people. Changes in law in the last few years significantly affected the parameters of treatment. Materials and methods: We assessed the nutritional status in 57, 37 and 41 long-term institutions in 2008, 2009 and 2010; we used the nDay and a self-made questionnaire. The 35/2009. regulation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs does not order the employment of dietitians in social institutions; according to the 340/2007. regulation of the Ministry of Labo…