Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
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Acute Care - ✔✔Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly
ill and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - ✔✔The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - ✔✔An organization offering several
levels of healthcare on one campus.
Code of Ethics - ✔✔A written statement of standards for the guidance of both
supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - ✔✔The protection of information that is considered private or
personal.
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,Congregate Feeding Sites - ✔✔Foodservice generally offering hot meals 5 times a week
at noon, providing necessary nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and
activities.
Contract Management - ✔✔Foodservice management provided by a contract company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - ✔✔Professional who has completed an ANFP-
approved training program and passed the national certification examination.
Responsible for management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - ✔✔Professional who has completed an AND-
approved associate degree program and who works under clinical and consultant
dietitians to provide appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - ✔✔A group of specialists in their respective areas.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - ✔✔Requiring all
healthcare organizations to maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical
information.
Home Delivered Meals - ✔✔Agency that provides meals and delivery to home
environment to those meeting the criteria.
Hospice - ✔✔Service providing terminally ill patients with help in improving the
quality of life.
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,In-home Services - ✔✔Home healthcare providing skilled nursing services,
rehabilitation services, and personal care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - ✔✔The combined group of professionals that
provide input into the care of the client.
Long-term Care - ✔✔Services provided to individuals who have healthcare needs that
require ongoing support.
Manager - ✔✔A person who plans, directs, organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - ✔✔An organization's reason for being a definition of what the
organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - ✔✔An individual who has a minimum of a bachelor's
degree in nutrition/dietetics and who has completed experience and registration
requirements of the AND.
Residential Care Facility - ✔✔A facility that provides ongoing day-to-day care for a
resident who could not otherwise do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
Scope of Practice - ✔✔A terminology used by national and state licensing boards for
various professions that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are
permitted for the certified individual.
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, Skilled Nursing Facility - ✔✔An institution that accepts patients who need the skill and
healthcare professionals to manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - ✔✔Italian cooking term meaning cooking until still firm, but tender to the
tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - ✔✔Clients serve themselves from a number of choices on a buffet
line.
Centralized Meal Service - ✔✔Foods prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at a
central location in or adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - ✔✔A question with a limited number of answers such as one easily
answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - ✔✔Any food that imparts a unique sense of emotional well-being such
as chicken soup.
Cultural Change - ✔✔Focus on person-centered, resident-driven services and care for
older Americans allowing expansion of choices in a healthcare community.
Cycle Menu - ✔✔Changes to a menu daily over a period of time or cycle such as three
days or three weeks.
Decentralized Meal Service - ✔✔Bulk quantities of prepared foods are sent hot or cold
to other locations for finishing and service.
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Pass
Acute Care - ✔✔Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly
ill and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - ✔✔The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - ✔✔An organization offering several
levels of healthcare on one campus.
Code of Ethics - ✔✔A written statement of standards for the guidance of both
supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - ✔✔The protection of information that is considered private or
personal.
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,Congregate Feeding Sites - ✔✔Foodservice generally offering hot meals 5 times a week
at noon, providing necessary nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and
activities.
Contract Management - ✔✔Foodservice management provided by a contract company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - ✔✔Professional who has completed an ANFP-
approved training program and passed the national certification examination.
Responsible for management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - ✔✔Professional who has completed an AND-
approved associate degree program and who works under clinical and consultant
dietitians to provide appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - ✔✔A group of specialists in their respective areas.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - ✔✔Requiring all
healthcare organizations to maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical
information.
Home Delivered Meals - ✔✔Agency that provides meals and delivery to home
environment to those meeting the criteria.
Hospice - ✔✔Service providing terminally ill patients with help in improving the
quality of life.
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,In-home Services - ✔✔Home healthcare providing skilled nursing services,
rehabilitation services, and personal care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - ✔✔The combined group of professionals that
provide input into the care of the client.
Long-term Care - ✔✔Services provided to individuals who have healthcare needs that
require ongoing support.
Manager - ✔✔A person who plans, directs, organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - ✔✔An organization's reason for being a definition of what the
organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - ✔✔An individual who has a minimum of a bachelor's
degree in nutrition/dietetics and who has completed experience and registration
requirements of the AND.
Residential Care Facility - ✔✔A facility that provides ongoing day-to-day care for a
resident who could not otherwise do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
Scope of Practice - ✔✔A terminology used by national and state licensing boards for
various professions that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are
permitted for the certified individual.
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, Skilled Nursing Facility - ✔✔An institution that accepts patients who need the skill and
healthcare professionals to manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - ✔✔Italian cooking term meaning cooking until still firm, but tender to the
tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - ✔✔Clients serve themselves from a number of choices on a buffet
line.
Centralized Meal Service - ✔✔Foods prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at a
central location in or adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - ✔✔A question with a limited number of answers such as one easily
answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - ✔✔Any food that imparts a unique sense of emotional well-being such
as chicken soup.
Cultural Change - ✔✔Focus on person-centered, resident-driven services and care for
older Americans allowing expansion of choices in a healthcare community.
Cycle Menu - ✔✔Changes to a menu daily over a period of time or cycle such as three
days or three weeks.
Decentralized Meal Service - ✔✔Bulk quantities of prepared foods are sent hot or cold
to other locations for finishing and service.
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