The nursing assistant provides home health care for several…

The nursing assistant provides home health care for several clients and notes these individuals are usually on a fixed income. The nursing assistant has discovered most of these individuals have foods in the home that are high in calories and carbohydrates due to which situation?

The resident has recently been admitted to a long-term care…

The resident has recently been admitted to a long-term care facility. The nursing assistant has noted that the resident is reluctant to eat the meals at the facility. The resident’s daughter has told the staff that their parent is unfamiliar with many of the foods and would prefer to have congee (rice porridge) for breakfast. Which is the best response by the health care team?