CDM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | CDM 1 STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
CMS regulations F 242 expect a facility to demonstrate: - Correct answer ✔✔ The clients are
able to determine when and what they want to eat
When making changes in dining services, the CDM must remember the implementation must
first be: - Correct answer ✔✔ Driven by what the client would like to have
A tray-line type of meal delivery service is more commonly found in which type of operation? -
Correct answer ✔✔ Hospital
The difference between centralized and decentralized meal service is: - Correct answer ✔✔ In
centralized meal service, food is delivered on portioned trays from one kitchen location
The term al dente' was originally meant to apply to pasta, but is also used to describe: - Correct
answer ✔✔ Vegetables
Rethermalization describes: - Correct answer ✔✔ The operation of heating prepared food from
a cold state just before service
When there is a problem with the timing of a meal delivery, who should review the system for
solutions to the problem? - Correct answer ✔✔ CDM and the nursing supervisor as they will
have to implement any changes that are to be made
The time between supper and breakfast may not be more than: - Correct answer ✔✔ 14 hours
, A CDM is assessing the following meal for attentiveness: baked chicken breast, baked potato,
cauliflower florets, mini french roll. Should the CDM recommend a change in this menu? -
Correct answer ✔✔ The CDM should recommend changing the cauliflower to broccoli
Delays in meal deliver most often result in: - Correct answer ✔✔ Complaints of cold food and
poor food quality
When assessing the attentiveness of food served the CDM: - Correct answer ✔✔ Could offer
other staff the opportunity to assess the meals
When foodsevice staff is delivering trays, which of the following should the staff member do
first? - Correct answer ✔✔ Verify that the tray is reaching the right client
Before collecting information to calculate meals per labor hour, the CDM must first determine: -
Correct answer ✔✔ The basis for what will be considered a meal or meal equivalent
THe CDm has been gettign comments from clients on one unit that the food is delivered cold.
What should the CDM do? - Correct answer ✔✔ Monitor the tray turnaround time for that unit
One method to determine that food is served at the proper temperature is to: - Correct answer
✔✔ Measure the temperature of the last food leaving the kitchen and going the longest
distance
Meals per labor hour is always: - Correct answer ✔✔ More than one
Which of the following types of service would need to be implemented in a facility adopting
culture change? - Correct answer ✔✔ Selective menu
Person-directed care is a philosophy that encourages: - Correct answer ✔✔ Choice by both the
client and the care giver
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
CMS regulations F 242 expect a facility to demonstrate: - Correct answer ✔✔ The clients are
able to determine when and what they want to eat
When making changes in dining services, the CDM must remember the implementation must
first be: - Correct answer ✔✔ Driven by what the client would like to have
A tray-line type of meal delivery service is more commonly found in which type of operation? -
Correct answer ✔✔ Hospital
The difference between centralized and decentralized meal service is: - Correct answer ✔✔ In
centralized meal service, food is delivered on portioned trays from one kitchen location
The term al dente' was originally meant to apply to pasta, but is also used to describe: - Correct
answer ✔✔ Vegetables
Rethermalization describes: - Correct answer ✔✔ The operation of heating prepared food from
a cold state just before service
When there is a problem with the timing of a meal delivery, who should review the system for
solutions to the problem? - Correct answer ✔✔ CDM and the nursing supervisor as they will
have to implement any changes that are to be made
The time between supper and breakfast may not be more than: - Correct answer ✔✔ 14 hours
, A CDM is assessing the following meal for attentiveness: baked chicken breast, baked potato,
cauliflower florets, mini french roll. Should the CDM recommend a change in this menu? -
Correct answer ✔✔ The CDM should recommend changing the cauliflower to broccoli
Delays in meal deliver most often result in: - Correct answer ✔✔ Complaints of cold food and
poor food quality
When assessing the attentiveness of food served the CDM: - Correct answer ✔✔ Could offer
other staff the opportunity to assess the meals
When foodsevice staff is delivering trays, which of the following should the staff member do
first? - Correct answer ✔✔ Verify that the tray is reaching the right client
Before collecting information to calculate meals per labor hour, the CDM must first determine: -
Correct answer ✔✔ The basis for what will be considered a meal or meal equivalent
THe CDm has been gettign comments from clients on one unit that the food is delivered cold.
What should the CDM do? - Correct answer ✔✔ Monitor the tray turnaround time for that unit
One method to determine that food is served at the proper temperature is to: - Correct answer
✔✔ Measure the temperature of the last food leaving the kitchen and going the longest
distance
Meals per labor hour is always: - Correct answer ✔✔ More than one
Which of the following types of service would need to be implemented in a facility adopting
culture change? - Correct answer ✔✔ Selective menu
Person-directed care is a philosophy that encourages: - Correct answer ✔✔ Choice by both the
client and the care giver
