Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets their daily nutritional and special dietary needs, taking into consideration the preferences of each resident. There must be ongoing communication and coordination between staff within all departments to ensure that the resident assessment, care plan and actual food and nutrition services meet each resident's needs and choices. Reasonable efforts must be made to accommodate individual preferences and dietary needs. Systems issues relating to how the facility manages and executes its food and nutrition services must also be addressed. This will impact nursing homes and healthcare facilities by requiring them to ensure that all residents receive a diet that meets their individual needs and preferences, and to make reasonable efforts to accommodate those preferences. They must also ensure that there are no systems issues relating to the management and execution of their food and nutrition services.

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