Weight Loss Prevention
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DETERMINE RESIDENT RESPONSIVENESS TO THE MEALTIME INTERVENTION
To determine a resident's responsive to the mealtime intervention, simply compare the resident's average intake during the two-day trial to his or her average intake during the Step 1 assessment.
Residents are considered responsive if they show at least a 15% gain in average total consumption (1, 2).
If the resident's intake information under the two conditions (Step 1 assessment and the two-day trial of assistance) is entered into our nutrition software program, a report can be generated that summarizes the resident's responsiveness status. This report can be used as medical record documentation of a feeding assistance trial, which is consistent with federal care practice guidelines.
All responsive residents should continue to receive the feeding assistance intervention at all mealtimes daily in small groups of three.
All others--an estimated 50% of residents with low intake--should be assessed for responsiveness to the snack intervention (see page 8 of this module). At the staff's discretion, the mealtime feeding assistance intervention can be discontinued for these "non-responsive" residents.
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