DIETARY POLICY

 

It is the policy of the Dietary Department to provide nutritional care for each resident and; therefore, enhance their quality of life.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Dietary Department will be to:

A. Plan menus to meet the nutritional and therapeutic needs of the veteran home
residents in accordance with physicians' orders.

B. Prepare and serve attractive and satisfying meals under high standards of sanitation for veteran home residents and personnel.

C. Establish a spirit of cooperative teamwork among all Food Service Department employees in order to efficiently carry out the objectives of the Dietary Department.

D. Provide a ready reference to establish procedures to assure that our goal of providing quality food service is maintained.

E. Provide, at least, three (3) meals or their equivalent will be served each day at regular times with not more than 14 hours between a substantial evening meal and breakfast.

INTERNAL CONTROLS

The mechanisms for internal control will be accomplished by a monthly internal audit of its operations by its supervisors.

 

Revised: November 1996
 

NUTRITIONAL/DIETARY - 17-02-001

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