“Defining Dining … It’s About Me” is the theme of this year’s National Residents’ Rights Week, an annual event sponsored by the Consumer Voice.

The annual event, which has been held since 1981, is designed to “honor residents living in all long-term care facilities,” according to the Consumer Voice’s website.

This year’s Residents’ Rights Week will take place from October 3-9, and will focus on improving residents’ dining experiences.

To promote the event, the Consumer Voice has compiled a cookbook containing recipes that were submitted by various long-term care stakeholders — residents, staff, family members, citizen advocates, and more.

More information about National Residents’ Rights Week, including a downloadable packet of materials to help facilities plan events for the week, are available at the Consumer Voice’s website.