The Inside Scoop on Informed Choice
A Step-by-Step Guide for Personalizing Diets in Long-Term Care
Will be published approx. on 31. May 2018
Book
Spiral bound
208 pages
978-1-938870-76-7 (ISBN)
Description
Administrators, nurses, dietary managers, and dietitians can support a person's right to make personal food choices (while also meeting regulatory guidelines and reducing liability) using this guide to creating person-centered meal plans in long-term care settings. This user-friendly resource is filled with pragmatic tips and guidelines as well as time-saving forms for planning and delivering individualized meals to meet dining preferences. The Inside Scoop debunks common myths and misinformation about special diets, restricted diets, doctor's orders, and federal regulations. It provides the tools and explanations for truly individualizing food services in elder care settings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
543 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-938870-76-7 (9781938870767)
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Diane Hall, RD, LD, NHA, is an expert consultant and nationally recognized speaker on culture change and dining standards in long-term care. A registered dietitian and licensed nursing home administrator, she began as a dining manager to a nursing home in 1982. She eventually founded Balanced Senior Nutrition, a full-service consulting firm with dietitians servicing nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, and community organizations throughout the Southeast. She remains on the cutting-edge of individualized nutrition care, earning respect in her field by staying current on changing federal and state regulations. She is widely regarded as a visionary and leader in the rapidly changing and progressing field of senior nutrition.