[Answered]: An OTR is evaluating an older adult resident of a…

An OTR is evaluating an older adult resident of a skilled nursing facility who had a left CVA several weeks ago. The resident has dense hemiplegia of the dominant upper extremity and unilateral weakness of the face, tongue, lip, and pharyngeal areas.Scenario item 3 of 4With the resident seated in a wheelchair, which positioning recommendations are BEST to promote safe oral motor function during self-feeding?You need to select 3 choices Sitting upright in a wheelchair without lateral trunk flexion Feet resting on the footrests of the wheelchair Sacral sitting with a posterior pelvic tilt Thoracic spine slightly flexed in a kyphotic positionSemi-reclined with a seat-to-back angle of 30deg to 40deg Seated as far back in the wheelchair as possible with knees flexed at 90deg