Category: Care Homes
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“Water” you doing to keep the elderly hydrated this summer?
Experts offer tips for keeping the vulnerable safe in soaring temperatures Care catering experts have issued some essential guidelines for keeping the elderly, sick and vulnerable safe this summer through the power of nutrition and hydration. Neel Radia, chairman of the National Association of Care Caterers, says: “Each year we issue advice for keeping the…
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Seeking inspirational care caterers
Charity Vegetarian for Life is holding an awards ceremony to praise the work of care caterers who work to support older vegetarians and vegans. For the first time, V for Life’s Annual Award for Excellence in Vegetarian and Vegan Care Catering now covers four categories; Last year, life-long vegetarian Hannah Mulholland, head of activity co-ordinators at…
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BAPEN’s five-year strategy – progress so far
By Simon Gabe, BAPEN President Good nutrition and hydration care should be recognised as being a fundamental core component of providing safe and effective care in all settings. As healthy eating is quickly becoming a societal mainstay, the foodservice industry is adapting to the needs of the nation. Whilst it is important to make these,…
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John Grover wins NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018
John Grover of Auchtercrag House Care Home, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, was crowned 2018 NACC Care Chef of the Year, yesterday (Wednesday 6 June), following a thrilling national final. The prestigious National Chef of the Year culinary competition, organised by the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), seeks out the UK’s best chef working in the care…
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Country Range and Premier Foodservice team up to champion care caterers
Creative care caterers have a brand new platform to showcase their talents. The Country Range brand and leading supplier Premier Foodservice have joined forced to launch a new competition specifically for chefs working in the care sector. The Care Caterer of the Year competition is open to chefs working in the public and private care sector. Entrants are required to submit…
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The dawn of a new era for dysphagia
New international guidelines governing texture modified foods have been unveiled to help caterers to provide suitable meals for dysphagia sufferers. The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) has developed a standardised way of naming and describing texture modified foods and thickened liquids for people with dysphagia with a global terminology. Previously, a number of countries worked to develop dysphagia diet…
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Advice from the Experts: Catering for children in hospital
By Stewart McKenzie, chair of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) Catering for children in hospitals can be challenging. Many factors come into play, such as dietary requirements, portion control and more commonly, fussy eaters. Children are particularly vulnerable to poor nutrition, because of their extra requirements for growth, and undernutrition and over nutrition can have early and serious consequences. Excess energy intake…
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2018 is fairytale breakthrough year for care catering … the “Cinderella” of hospitality
It is the culmination of more than a decade of boardroom discussions, failures and frustrations. Now NACC chairman Neel Radia says care catering can finally put its “poor relation” reputation to rest with the arrival of the sector’s first professional qualification: Catering Level 2 Award in Professional Cookery in Health and Social Care. In his…
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Go forth and fortify!
Food for the elderly still not providing necessary nutrients, says report Care establishments for the elderly are still failing to deliver adequate nutrition to their patients, according to Age UK’s Malnutrition Task Force (MTF). Hospitals and care homes are among the chief offenders, with more than a million patients and residents over the age of…
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Putting good nutrition & hydration on the care menu
Care and hospital caterers across the world will be playing their part to highlight the importance of good nutrition and hydration later this month. Whilst both of these issues are vital throughout the year, March 12-18 sees the return of Nutrition and Hydration Week, with a range of events to raise awareness to patients, staff…