PioneerNetwork : Promising Practices in Dining

Part of the core belief system of the Pioneer Network Values includes the belief that culture change is a journey, not a destination. It is always a work in progress. Further, the Pioneer Network Values the practice of self-examination, searching for new creativity and opportunities for doing better. We hope you will join us in this self-examination of the dining experience and hope this is truly an opportunity for us to learn together, to form new relationships. The Pioneer Network knows and values that each and every person can and does make a difference and we hope you will share your experiences with us. You may submit a promising practice by entering the information below.

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1.Resident Choice of Meal and Meal Times

Can residents choose their own meals and meal times?
YesNo If so, please describe how you did it below.

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2. Eliminating Institutional Dining Practices

Have you eliminated the use of meal trays?
YesNo If so, please describe how you did it below.

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3. Promoting Resident Independence and Dignity in Dining

A. Have you eliminated the use of clothing protectors/bibs instead of napkins except by resident choice?
YesNo If so, please describe how you did it below.

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B. Do you routinely ensure that each staff member properly treats residents in a respectful manner, including avoiding the use of labels such as "feeders"'; staff standing over residents while assisting them to eat; and/or staff interacting/conversing only with each other rather than with residents while assisting them?
YesNo If so, please describe how you do it below.

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C. Do you routinely ensure that residents receive toileting assistance during meals, if requested or needed?
YesNo If so, please describe how you do it below.

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4. Dining Education

How do you educate staff, residents and families about your dining program?
Please describe how you do it below.

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5. Quality Assurance and Dining

How do you measure and monitor quality in dining?
Please describe how you do it below.

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6. Other Information About Dining

Do you have any other information about your dining practices that you would like to share?
If so, please describe anything else you've done below.

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7. Vendors

We encourage you to share information about vendors (name of company and contact information) whose products and services have helped you to enhance the dining experience at the lowest possible cost.

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Disclaimer statement: We will not include these on our web-site or in any public fashion, unless we receive your explicit written consent to do so. We will review all information and materials submitted and contact you to obtain permission to post materials in the hope that you will be willing to do so in order to share what you are doing with your peers and advance resident dining and culture change in nursing homes}