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Food and Nutrition Services F800-F814

483.60 — Food and Nutrition Services (F800–F814)

The Food and Nutrition Services regulatory group covers the diets residents receive and how food is staffed, prepared and served: menus, qualified dietary staff, therapeutic diets, hydration, assistive devices, feeding assistance, and food safety and sanitation.

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Food and Nutrition Services — F-Tag Analysis

F800

Provided Diet Meets Needs of Each Resident

Requirements for providing each resident a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

F801

Qualified Dietary Staff

Requirements for qualified dietary staff, including a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional and a director of food and nutrition services.

F802

Sufficient Dietary Support Personnel

Requirements for sufficient support personnel, competent in their duties, to carry out food and nutrition services safely.

F803

Menus Meet Resident Needs/Prepared in Advance/Followed

Requirements that menus meet residents’ nutritional needs, are prepared in advance, followed, and reviewed by a dietitian or other qualified nutrition professional.

F804

Nutritive Value/Appear, Palatable/Prefer Temp

Requirements that food is palatable, attractive and served at a safe and appetizing temperature.

F805

Food in Form to Meet Individual Needs

Requirements that food is prepared and served in a form that meets each resident’s needs, such as mechanically altered diets.

F806

Resident Allergies, Preferences and Substitutes

Requirements that food accommodates resident allergies, intolerances and preferences, with appealing alternatives.

F807

Drinks Avail to Meet Needs/Preferences/Hydration

Requirements for providing drinks that meet residents’ needs and preferences and support hydration.

F808

Therapeutic Diet Prescribed by Physician

Requirements that a therapeutic diet is prescribed by the attending physician (or a delegated qualified professional) and meets the resident’s needs.

F809

Frequency of Meals/Snacks at Bedtime

Requirements for the timing of meals and the availability of snacks and alternatives, including the time between the evening meal and breakfast.

F810

Assistive Devices - Eating Equipment/Utensils

Requirements for providing adaptive eating equipment and utensils to residents who need them.

F811

Feeding Asst -Training/Supervision/Resident

Requirements for feeding assistants, including training, supervision and which residents they may assist.

F812

Food Procurement, Store/Prepare/Serve - Sanitary (4-Part Series)

Requirements for procuring, storing, preparing, distributing and serving food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety.

F813

Personal Food Policy

Requirements for the facility’s policy on food brought in to residents by family and other visitors.

F814

Dispose Garbage & Refuse Properly

Requirements for disposing of garbage and refuse properly.


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