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Improving Hospital Dining Through Compassionate, Person-Centered Care

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A letter to the editor in Clinical Nutrition predicted that 50% of hospitals will have healthier food for staff, patients, and their families by 2025. This shift isn’t merely about improving taste; it’s about recognizing food as medicine something we know to be accurate at Culinary Services Group.

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How Improving Nutrition Kickstarts a Healthy Addiction Recovery

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Creating a holistic recovery program through person-centered care, which focuses on proper nutrition to aid in healing the body and mind, is considered the gold-star treatment. Hospitals are already starting to reform their dining programs; now its time to spread this to inpatient addiction and recovery services.

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Elevate Senior Dining with 2025’s Trends

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At Culinary Services Group, person-centered dining , which prioritizes all three of those things, is the center of our mission to provide senior living communities with stellar food management services. Person-centered care also involves nutrition planning, which accounts for residents health needs.

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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. If you think benefits like our Empower program would be an asset to your long-term care community, our team is ready to tell you more about our other programs geared toward improving nutrition in senior living.

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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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Why Registered Dietitians Are Essential to Senior Health in Long-Term Care

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Between planning meals, coaching wellness, testing recipes, and teaching people about nutrition, these dietary professionals make a huge difference in keeping your residents healthy. Since March is National Nutrition Month , its the perfect time to celebrate the RDNs you already have on staff.

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4 Ways to Create Culture in Your Kitchen

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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.