Even in 2018, with all we know about nutrition, they still serve 1960 elementary school food to seniors in rehab. Tastes terrible and isn't nutritious. They are doing better at the schools now; can't they do better by the seniors?

My mother ( and my) first experience with a rehab was dismal. Full of confidence due to advertising and higher ratings on the Medicare website, I asked for a specific facility for her rehab. Believe me, food was the last thing on my mind. We went through horrors in that place. Two things that pertain to your subject. Although the facility is large, was well rated and does have fine dining available, for the Medicare group in rehab only the shipped in food was served. So is it available? Yes. For a price. Second, what a joke. They sent around a dietician who spent a good 45 min discussing the proper diet for a CHF patient and when we requested specific items that had been recommended, we were told the facility didn't offer them. So my point is it is difficult to know (in advance of an event) which facilities walk the talk. In a perfect world we would interview rehabs well in advance of actually needing them. When it comes time to actually choose one, there isn't much time to decide. All institutional food pretty much sucks is what I've decided but then it is all relevant to the diners normal at home diet. For a few weeks with a broken hip or fractured vertabre we rationalize that the elder will just have to accept it. My mother knew salt was a killer for her. The food she was served was obviously over salted. I've heard others complain that food doesn't have enough salt. The prefab outfits that win the bids know the palate they have to please isn't the end users. So. I guess the only way to win is don't get old. Otherwise we just have to make the best of what it is.