Food Waste and Quality of Life in Elderly Populations Living in Retirement Living Communities |
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| Authors: | Bruce McAdams Mike von Massow Monica Gallant |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Hospitality, Food, and Tourism Management, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;2. Department of Food, Agriculture, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;3. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Food waste is an increasingly important issue in all food-service establishments, including retirement living communities. With residents of these communities having faced food insecurity as children and young adults, they have unique and very strong feelings regarding this issue. We interviewed 16 Canadian residents and used manifest content analysis to gain an understanding of how their experiences, behaviors, and feelings toward food waste may impact their quality of life. The results of this study may have implications for how retirement living communities approach their food-service operations. |
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| Keywords: | Food waste retirement living communities quality of life elderly care food service |
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