Skilled Nursing Facilities

Creating and Managing Menu Items

This screen contains settings for Care Plan Setup for Menu Items. You can add, edit, delete, search, and duplicate a menu item from Menu Entry or Menu Items. You can add Allergies, Special Diet, and Textures that are unsuitable for a menu item.

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You can create and manage menu items in Care Plan Setup and in Menu Builder. 

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  1. Do one of the following:

    • Administrator > Care Plan Setup > Menu Items.

    • Menus > Menu Builder > select Menu Set > Menu Items.

  • Multi-Item Update (Menus enabled) - Select option. Allows you to update multiple menu items at one time. You can update menu item category, print groups, delete menu items, and change suitabilities for allergies, special diets, and textures.

    1. Select Multi-Item Update.

    2. Do one of the following:

      • To set or change Print Group - Select print group icon you want to apply to selected menu item(s).

      • To set or change category - Select category from list you want to apply to selected menu item(s).

      • Change Suitabilities - Select the allergies, special diets, or textures you want to update. Click Add Unsuitable to add allergies, special diets, or textures for your selected menu item(s). Click Remove Unsuitable to remove these allergies, special diets, or textures from being unsuitable for your selected menu item(s).

  • Search for a Menu Item - Thoroughly search for a menu item using different names. For example, Lactose Free Milk could be listed as lactaid.

  • Add - Type information. Allows you to add a new menu item to your organization.

    • Name - Type information.

    • Button Name (Menus enabled) - Type information. Appears on Menu Item Reports and in Meal Ordering.

    • Print Group (Menus enabled) - Select option. A menu item’s print group determines the location of the menu item on the tray ticket and allows similar items to be grouped together to assist you with meal tray preparation. 

    • Category - Select option. Select a Menu Item Category for the menu item.

    • Serving Size - Type information. Enter a serving size quantity and a measure.

    • Serving Description - Type information. Appears on the Tray Card and Meal Ticket. Can be entered as a measurable quantity, 1 each, 1 packet, 1 slice, and so on.

    • Recipe Not Required (Recipes and Production enabled) - Select option. If cleared, you can link a recipe.

    • Recipe Link (Recipes and Production enabled) - If selected, you can link a recipe directly to a menu item. By linking a recipe to a menu item, the recipe is included when you print various Recipe reports. You can click recipe name to view the recipe report.

  • Edit - Allows you to edit a selected menu item.

  • Duplicate - Allows you to copy the selected menu item and the menu item details, including unsuitable allergies, special diets, and textures. This is best practice and provides a quick and efficient way to create similar menu items.

  • Delete - You cannot delete menu items currently used in a Menu Set or Standing Order.

    • Do one of the following:

      • Remove from menu sets - Click menu item > click Delete > View Report > review Menu Item Find report > remove from all menu sets > return to Menu Items > delete.

      • Remove from standing orders - Click menu item > click Delete > View Residents > review Standing Order report > remove from all resident standing orders > return to Menu Items > delete.

  • Change - You can add or remove unsuitable allergies, special diets, and textures for the selected menu item by selecting or clearing the items.

  • Menu Item Change History - Shows date of most recent changes to menu item. Click Print Change History to view manual changes made to menu item's details such as name, serving size, serving description, allergy, special diets, and textures suitabilities.

  • Print - You can print a list of all or unused menu items. Over 3000 menu items are available from starter library.

  • You can also access Menu Items from Menu Entry in Menu Builder.

  • You can click Create New in course sections in Menu Entry to create a new menu item.

  • You can click menu item in Menu Entry to open Menu Item Details and edit or duplicate the menu item.

  • When multiple pages are present, use the pager component or enter a page number to locate the menu item. Use Scroll Bar to see all items on the page.

  • Thoroughly review allergy, special diets, and texture suitabilities as this determines how the menu item spreads to other Therapeutic Menus.

  • Only 1 recipe can be linked to a menu item.