This study analyzes the profile of users of nutrition services and their perception about the quality of care, in qualitative and quantitative research, using semi-structured interviews, conducted shortly after the nutritional care to 32 elderly of a program for the aged in Viçosa city, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The majority were female, aged between 60 and 78 years old; hypertension was the most frequent disease; most were satisfied with the service; 44.8% reported some difficulties in changing their diet and 100% were optimistic about the outcome of counseling; most have chronic non-communicable diseases, are autonomous, understand the service as an instrument of quality of life and derives satisfaction from the care and attention. Encouraging researches on nutrition programs for the elderly becomes increasingly necessary, in order to seek nutritional quality and better strategies of care for the elderly.
Perception; Health Services for the Aged; Nutrition Programs; Delivery of Health Care
