Therapeutic Diet Not Followed for Diabetic Resident
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a therapeutic menu was followed for one of three sampled residents who was prescribed a consistent carbohydrate (CCHO) and no added salt (NAS) diet for diabetes management. According to the resident's physician orders and the dietary spreadsheet, the resident was to receive vanilla mousse without chocolate chips. However, during observation, the resident was served vanilla mousse pudding with chocolate chips, which was confirmed by a CNA. The Dietary Services Supervisor acknowledged that the resident should not have been served the dessert with chocolate chips. The facility's policy requires that menus for therapeutic diets comply with physician orders and the diet manual, which was not followed in this instance.