And, no, this isn't going to be an expos of the plight of the elderly. The places we have seen while caring for relatives have been pleasant and staffed by people who deserve the secular equivalent of sainthood. The food is definitely going to have to change. The present cuisine is plain, all-American, and a genuine treat for survivors of the Great Depression who looked at the advent of TV dinners with the awe their children reserved for Julia Child. It is a diet rich in ham, roasted chicken, meatloaf, potatoes, and veggies boiled to remove all annoying suggestions of freshness.
Cookies are a major food group.
Fresh herbs are strictly forbidden. The cuisine is popular to the point where crowd control is a serious issue when the dining room doors open. I have had toes mashed by a walker when I was inadvertently blocking the straightest line to the Wonder Bread and lo-cal margarine. That simply will not do for the generations of the '60s and '70s. Among the few things they had in common was an insatiable taste for kitchen gadgets and food fads.