Food in seniors’ residence
My aunt recently moved to a senior’s residence - independent living for now, but she may need assisted living at some point. She complained shortly after moving in that the food has made her legs swell up because it’s high in salt. She has mentioned it to a few of the staff to see if there are lower salt options or if she could at least see the sodium levels in the food, but no one seems to think it’s an issue (she can always have one of the plainer items on the menu, but that’s getting repetitive for her).
I would have thought many seniors need to watch their salt intake, so it surprises me they aren’t more attentive to this. She wants to handle it herself, so I’m staying hands off for now (she doesn’t have kids of her own, but we’ve always been close, so I try to help).
I’m just wondering if this is an issue others have experienced? Is she just in a crappy residence? (Other than this issue, she loves it - she’s met a lot of friends there.)