Top 10 Valuable Benefits a CDM, CFPP Brings to Your Operation

List Compiled by: ANFP Staff

  1. A CDM, CFPP managing the foodservice department is listed as the primary qualification in the CMS regulations for the Director of Food and Nutrition Services in the absence of a full-time dietitian.

  2. A CDM, CFPP managing the foodservice department is competent to lead the foodservice department challenges of natural disasters, foodborne illness, supply chain difficulties, pandemics and other incident management issues.

  3. A CDM, CFPP managing the foodservice department is recognized as the expert in all areas of foodservice management, including leading a foodservice operation team, ensuring sanitation and food safety, purchasing and inventory control, business operations, documentation of nutrition information and applying medical nutrition therapy principles.

  4. A CDM, CFPP managing the foodservice department is an expert in foodservice personnel management, fostering increased staff engagement, greater employee retention, a stable working environment, and higher client satisfaction.

  5. CDM, CFPPs lead departments that experience a 23% LOWER turnover rate than facilities without a CDM, CFPP.

  6. CDM, CFPPs receive 26% FEWER nutrition and foodservice related citations in long-term care facility inspections and are often deficiency-free.

  7. CDM, CFPPs are more likely to use improved patient outcomes as a measure of success. The percentage of CDM, CFPPs using this indicator as a measure of success is 44% HIGHER than non-CDM, CFPPs.

  8. CDM, CFPPs receive a 12% HIGHER star rating when compared to facilities without a CDM, CFPP.

  9. CDM, CFPPs have qualified for and passed the nationally recognized CDM, CFPP Credentialing Exam and fulfill requirements each year to maintain certification.

  10. CDM, CFPPs meet recertification requirements every three years, through a continuing competence program that promotes awareness of best practices, industry standards and emerging trends in the industry.

Download a printable flyer below with the information on this page.

Printable PDF Flyer