Culinary Services Group

MARCH 27, 2024

Typically, the first answer that comes to mind isn’t the food. 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.

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Culinary Services Group

MARCH 13, 2025

Between planning meals, coaching wellness, testing recipes, and teaching people about nutrition, these dietary professionals make a huge difference in keeping your residents healthy. Especially in places like senior living and long-term care, they’re key to making sure everyone gets the right food.

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JUNE 12, 2024

Since 2020, the food service industry hasn’t had it easy. In 2023, we shared our best practices for retaining food service employees. How to Identify Strong Leaders Within Your Team As a community leader, you’ve likely got more on your plate than you can handle — especially regarding food service management.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Whether you begin celebrating more diverse holidays (even if you don’t have residents from that culture in your community), introduce different cultural dishes to your menu, or have nutrition presentations on specific cultural meals, don’t settle for the bare minimum! Start teaching staff about your kitchen culture on their first day.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Regional Health partners with Culinary Services Group to provide new menus, healthier choices, and happier patients. Regional Health is partnering with food management company Culinary Services Group to provide innovative menus and freshly prepared meals while enhancing patient engagement and satisfaction.

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JULY 10, 2024

What does your food service management program currently look like? In this case, consistency through intentional dietary planning and person-centered care regarding things like portion size and food quality can help prevent nutritional issues and deficiencies from worsening or causing other health problems.

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Culinary Services Group

MARCH 13, 2024

During this year’s National Nutrition Month, we’re going beyond encouraging you to eat healthier. From sustainability to person-centered dining, RDs are equipped with the knowledge and training specific to help you navigate the complexities of nutrition and dietary needs. But a lot of the time, that’s easier said than done – right?

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Culinary Services Group

OCTOBER 9, 2024

With this in mind, following standard nutrition guidelines, you can forecast accurate portion sizes to ensure residents receive the required nutrients, vitamins, and minerals throughout the day. Portion control is one of many ways we do this for those communities that trust us as their food service management partner.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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. composting, recycling, food donation) Train staff on portion control and waste reduction techniques 4.

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MAY 8, 2024

Since culinary excellence is what we do best, we’re strong advocates for the freedom of culinary choice for today’s older adults. Keep reading to find out how we do this at Culinary Services Group (CSG) and how you can, too. Let’s go through some ways we can get creative with your community to promote dining with dignity.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Behavioral health and nutritional care are interrelated, so planning for both is essential to providing holistic services to residents. Structural Changes – Long-term poor nutrition alters brain structure, impacting signal transmission efficiency.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Nutrition contributes to improving all three. Poor nutrition can also worsen these conditions, ultimately decreasing the quality of life for residents in your community. Sensory Age-Related Changes Seniors may experience sensory changes affecting their relationship with food as they age. But what does that mean?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dining is central to the aging experience because it serves as a cornerstone for social interaction, nutrition, and sensory enjoyment. At Culinary Services Group, we know that bringing awareness to supporting healthy long-term care options doesn’t stop on November 31st. Does your community offer restaurant-style dining?

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Combined with global warming and climate change, these nutritional changes are predicted to continue into the future. This means that the food your residents were used to eating during their childhood isn’t going to be the same as what they’ll enjoy during retirement. What’s Our Culinary Promise?

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Long-term care communities are ditching meal plans based on traditional stereotypes and embracing this shift by creating meal plans and menu options that cater to various tastes, textures, and cultures – like the ones we offer at Culinary Services Group. Looking ahead to 2024, the landscape of the food industry is evolving.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Both are vital to providing quality long-term care, where culture, capabilities, and cost are all factors you must consider as you figure out what services to outsource and which ones you already have the resources to provide. How do you know when a dining services partner is right for you? first appeared on Culinary Services Group.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

High cholesterol and diabetes, two health conditions that significantly impact nutritional health, are also comorbid with heart disease. Being proactive about cardiovascular health is achievable in your community, most easily through your culinary program. At Culinary Services Group, we take both of those things seriously.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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. Because of this, you should assess whether the kitchen prioritizes food health. Asking all the right questions.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Independence is just as important as inclusivity, especially if your community uses a person-centered approach to dining — something both the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and the nutrition experts at Culinary Services Group recommend.

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JULY 26, 2023

Patients are allowed to participate in diet-related decisions, making choices about the foods they eat to manage a medical condition while maintaining a desire to eat and enjoy food. At Culinary Services Group, each of our offered plans are designed with resident preference in mind.

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APRIL 24, 2024

However, sometimes trends go from a viral fad to part of the essential nutrition guidelines for seniors. Ask yourself these questions about how to incorporate this food trend into your dining program. Schedule a call today to learn how to partner with us to enhance your community’s food service management and dining program.

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JULY 12, 2023

Brush up on your F-Tag knowledge with this overview of some of the most common food and nutrition tags and how Culinary Services Group can help you avoid them. F-812 – Procuring, Storing, Serving, Prepping, and Sanitizing Let’s get started by looking at the fundamentals of food safety.

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MAY 10, 2023

We incorporate all these foods (and more!) into our food service plans , making it feasible for your behavioral health community’s culinary program to serve nutritious foods that are good for the brain and the gut. Saul once said, “Good nutrition and vitamins do not directly cure disease; the body does.

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JUNE 21, 2023

This way, residents and their families know where their food comes from and can enjoy knowing that it’s prepared from scratch. At Culinary Services Group, our registered dietitians incorporate fresh food into every food service management plan because we know how important a healthy, well-balanced meal is for an older adult’s health.

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MAY 24, 2023

For many older adults, their last living environment can provide clues to help you determine the best culinary approach. Staff dietitians can conduct these assessments, work with other food service staff to implement changes based on their findings, and ensure that all safety and nutrition standards are being followed.

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APRIL 19, 2023

As you choose the foods for your weekly grocery trip or your dining program’s menu, incorporating ones filled with the necessary vitamins and nutrients older adults need can go a long way in improving an older adult’s nutritional health. At Culinary Services Group, we love working with these types of organizations.

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MARCH 27, 2025

In December of 2024, we predicted three nutrition-focused things that senior living and health organizations would focus on: personalized dining plans, increased resident involvement, and memorable table experiences. Polyphenol-rich foods, such as berries and green tea, also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.

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Culinary Services Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Nutritional health isnt the only thing impacted by increasing social dining options. You can choose from foods known to benefit cognitive functioning, such as leafy greens, berries, fish, and more, empowering your residents to eat healthier and think better. It improves cognitive health. We cant wait to partner with you!

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