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On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Mitch Harman wrote:
 
> My 78 year old mother has adult onset celiac disease, lost weight
> down to 70 lb and has never regained it despite sticking to diet.
> We were told that older people often don't get very good healing
> once the intestinal lining is damaged. She needs care in an
> assisted living facility at this point, but most of these say they
> cannot accomodate a GF diet - institutional cooking, etc.  Does
> anyone have any experience dealing with this kind of issue (i.e.
> elderly relative with gluten intolerance needing care)?.
 
If this situation is occurring in the U.S., then I would think that your
mother is covered under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and
that the nursing home would be legally obligated to come up with a way of
accomodating your mother.  Do they also refuse diabetics?  You may need
to work with them so that they know what they need to do (and do some
follow-up as well, if your mother is unable to do it for herself).
 
Jane (in VA)
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