Table 4.

Meal Observation Outcomes

Resident Measures	Intervention Facility	Control Facility
EdFED* Scale Scores; Mean (SD)
Baseline	7.0 (3.1)	4.8 (2.4)
2 Weeks	8.3 (2.3)	7.0 (3.0)
8 Weeks	8.7 (2.2)	6.5 (2.5)
Food Consumed (% of Total); Mean (SD)
Baseline	6.8 (2.3)	29.7 (2.5)
2 weeks	18.3 (3.4)	13.2 (1.8)
8 weeks	18.4 (3.0)	13.2 (2.8)
Meal Time Length** (h:mm:ss) Mean (SD)
Baseline	0:27:41 (4:7)	0:24:08 (5.0)
2 weeks	0:26:17 (4:4)	0:17:17 (4.3)
8 weeks	0:35:15 (3:4)	0:14:38 (2.9)
NH Staff Measures	Intervention Facility	Control Facility
Feeding Skills Checklist; Mean (SD)
Baseline	17.3 (1.3)	15.8 (2.5)
2 weeks	18.6 (1.2)	16.9 (3.4)
8 weeks	22 (0.7)	20.8 (1.2)