Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc.
   
 
 
 
 

Nursing Home Transition and Diversion
Waiver Program

Nutritional Counseling/Educational Services - an individually designed service which provides an assessment of the waiver participant's nutritional needs and food patterns, and the planning for the provision of food and drink appropriate for the waiver participant's conditions, or the provision of nutrition education, and counseling to meet normal and therapeutic needs. In addition, these services may include assessment of nutritional status and food preferences; planning for the provision of appropriate dietary intake within the waiver participant's home environment and cultural considerations; nutritional education regarding therapeutic diets as part of the development of a nutritional treatment plan; regular evaluation and revision of nutritional plans; and the provision of in-service education to the waiver participant, family, advocates, waiver and non-waiver staff as well as consultation on specific dietary problems of the waiver participants.


 
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