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Life Happens
. . . IN THE KITCHEN
How to make the kitchen the heart of your home in long term care
Grant-Norton Stage Model of Culture Change i Statement of Philosophy ii Introduction 1
New Dining Practices 1 Food in the History of Long Term Care 3 Outcome Expectations 4
Seek Dining Excellence 6
Increase Intake 6
Exercise 1 : Daily Pleasures 7 Exercise 2 : Envision Dining
Excellence 10 Increase Quality of Life 14 Regulatory Excellence 15
Stage One: Traditional 17
A Place to Start:
Community Meals 18 Resident-Staff Cookouts 19 Take Out, Ethnic, Garden, Game 20 Visiting Chef 21 Fine Dining with Family 22 Celebrate Birthdays 23
Stage Two: Transformational 25
Systemic Changes:
Steam Tables 26 Open Dining Times 27 Buffet Style 28 Waited Table Service 29 Family Style 31 Five-Meal Plan 32 Refrigerator Rights!! 33
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