Food & Nutrition Services

F0360 Provide a tasty and well-balanced diet that meets the nutritional needs of each resident. F0361 Hire a qualified dietician. F0362 Hire sufficient dietary support personnel. F0363 Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed. F0364 Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature. F0365 Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs. F0366 Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served. F0367 Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor. F0368 1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours of dinner; and 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day. F0369 Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them. F0371 Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. F0372 Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. F0373 Make sure that paid feeding assistants 1) completed training; 2) work under the supervision of a RN or LPN; and 3) feed only residents who have no complicated feeding problems. F0800 Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. F0801 Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. F0802 Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. F0803 Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. F0804 Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. F0805 Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. F0806 Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. F0807 Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. F0808 Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. F0809 Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. F0810 Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. F0811 Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised. F0812 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. F0813 Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. F0814 Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.