Liberalized Diets


Purpose: To provide an understanding of why liberalized diets in long term care can have a positive effect on the quality of life of residents. To illustrate how to implement a liberalized diet approach.

Objectives: By the end of this training module, participants should be able to:

  • Explain two example of possible negative effects of restrictive diets within long term care.

  • Recite 5–8 benefits of liberalized diets.

  • List at least three of the steps to implement a liberalized diet approach.