Re: Section K

[Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C]

Not if the reason for the mechanical alteration is a swallowing problem or resident preference, both of which I have seen in the past week.   HS Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C  Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Section K I have been asked to pose a question here by our dietary management�.   Section K 1   - if a resident is on a mechanically altered diet should 1a chewing problem always be checked � ( I do understand if a chewing problem was present and now is managed we need to check it.) Any comments would be appreciated. thanks