title: "Finger food menu" restores independence in dining.
abstract: Linda Jean is a senior nutrition service consultant for Vencor, Inc. She oversees nutrition care in 10 long-term care facilities in Massachusetts, and directly consults for three of them. Four years ago, she piloted a finger food menu for cognitively impaired residents and implemented a successful program that has worked to increase nutrient intake, decrease weight loss, and curtail the amount of high calorie and protein supplements that need to be provided.
authors.affiliation: Vencor, Inc., MA, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jean
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003072:Cognition Disorders; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005518:Food Preferences; D005522:Food Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D008612:Menu Planning; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects