Section 300.2070 Scheduling Meals

Section 300

Section 300.2070  Scheduling

Meals

a)         A minimum of three meals or their equivalent shall be served

daily at regular times with no more than a l4 hour span between a substantial

evening meal and breakfast.  The l4 hour span shall not apply to facilities

using the "four or five meal-a-day" plan, provided the evening meal

is substantial and includes, but is not limited to, a good quality protein,

bread or bread substitute, butter or margarine, a dessert and a nourishing

beverage.

b)         Bedtime snacks of nourishing quality shall be offered.  Snacks

of nourishing quality shall be offered between meals when there is a time span

of four or more hours between the ending of one meal and the serving of the

next, or as otherwise indicated in the resident's plan of care.

c)         If a resident refuses food served, reasonable and

nutritionally appropriate substitutes shall be served.