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8 Essential Nutrition Guidelines for Hospitalized Patients 

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Nutrition, especially high-quality dietary care, is often seconded to other, seemingly more pressing patient care matters. However, doing this has caused a significant gap in nutrition for patients. Providing the nutritional support your patients’ needs has more benefits than simply meeting the outlined standards, though.

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Elevate Senior Dining with 2025’s Trends

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Or are you reading this blog and realizing you should have started your annual dining program review a little earlier? However, before we jump into next years predictions, you might remember last years blog predicting 2024s food trends. Person-centered care also involves nutrition planning, which accounts for residents health needs.

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Consistency Matters in Senior Dining, and Here’s Why

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What does your food service management program currently look like? In this blog, we’ll explain why consistency is the foundation of a high-quality dining experience. It also helps with more specific nutrition goals, like weight management. Why Does Consistency Matter?

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4 Strategies for Managing Your Food Budget When Grocery Prices Keep Rising

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In 2021, we wrote a blog about increasing food costs as the world was still grappling with the aftereffects of COVID-19. It’s helpful to discuss this information with your staff, including nutritionists, kitchen prep staff, servers, nurses, and others who can help analyze menu item popularity, ingredient expenses, and nutritional value.

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What You Should Ask About Dining in a Care Community: 8 Questions for the Kitchen

Culinary Services Group

Is nutrition a priority? Older adults need different nutritional requirements than other age groups, specifically more protein, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamins B6, B12, and E. Another element we incorporate into the communities we serve involves one of our Culinary Promise: to create a culture of trust.

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Staffing Trends in Food Service 

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Instead of only looking at a potential employee’s customer service skills, you need to account for nutrition education, familiarity with the diverse needs of today’s seniors , and an ability to adapt to ever-changing food and safety health requirements. What are current staffing trends in food service? CSG can help.

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5 Senses, 1 Goal: Inclusive Dining for Memory Care Residents

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Sensory-inclusive dining environments can significantly enhance mealtime experiences, reducing agitation and improving nutrition. In this blog, you’ll learn what it’s like for residents with dementia in the dining room and ways to improve their experience using the senses. Contact us here !