

Accreditation Information:
Course Outline:
Hour 1
- Introduction: Why develop a rehab dining program?
- Assuring Medicare Compliance for dining protocols
- Definitions for the rehab dining program
- Procedures and differences per facility
Hour 2
- Rehab dining strategies to promote person-centered care
- Recognizing Challenges and solutions to obstacles to the Rehab Dining Program:
- Challenge 1: Therapist productivity requirements
- Challenge #2: facility staff time and support needed
Hour 3
- Challenge #3: Staff resistance to change
- Challenge #4: Residents who do not want to eat with others who have difficulty (or who look "messy" when eating)
- Challenge #5: Inconsistency of staff knowledge of food and liquid textures
Hour 4
- Challenge #6: Developing criteria that works
- Challenge #7: When staff adds extra people to the rehab dining area
- Challenge #8: Misperceptions about the roles and responsibilities of therapists
- Interprofessional Teamwork is the key