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The nursing home must:
(1) Encourage residents to continue eating independently;
(2) Provide effective adaptive utensils as needed to promote independence;
(3) Allow sufficient time for eating in a relaxed manner;
(4) Provide individualized assistance as needed;
(5) Provide table service, for all residents capable of eating at a table, in a dining area/room, located outside of the resident's room; and
(6) Offer a substitute of similar nutritive value when a resident refuses food served.