Nursing facilities have an unpleasant odor. Many elderly people are incontinent which may lead to an occasional odor. Currently there are many effective cleansing products available today, so a properly cleaned facility should smell pleasant. Incontinent residents should be changed and cleaned properly. Nursing facility residents are malnourished.
Proper nutrition is an utmost concern of nursing facility staff.
Dietary managers should be available to discuss any problems concerning food. Some residents maybe on restrictive diets that limit the amount of fat, salt, cholesterol or sugar. However, the dietary staff works to ensure these diets are varied and appealing. Husbands and wives must live apart from one another in a nursing facility. Married couples entering a nursing facility together may share a room as mandated in the patient's bill of rights.