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4 Challenges of Healthy Eating in Senior Living

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With all the potential challenges that older adults living independently can experience, it’s easy to assume that transitioning to senior living makes getting nutritious meals more accessible. This isn’t the only obstacle to providing residents with healthy, nutritious meals in senior living communities (SLCs).

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Consistency Matters in Senior Dining, and Here’s Why

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Between finding the right living arrangement and ensuring they’ll have the appropriate number of social engagements (and everything in between), you have a lot to cover — including your dining program. What does your food service management program currently look like? Ready to learn more?

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

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has seen a 25% increase in overall food prices since the end of 2019. As the leader of a senior living community (SLC), we know you undoubtedly feel the burden of the price jump. Build Local Partnerships for Better Value Partnering with local vendors and farmers benefits your senior living community and surrounding areas.

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

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Especially in places like senior living and long-term care, they’re key to making sure everyone gets the right food. 2025 is all about building connections through food, so if youre missing these dietary health experts on your team, its an even better opportunity to expand your healthcare services.

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Staffing Trends in Food Service 

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Did you know that techniques for staffing your dining program in a senior living community differ from hiring in a dine-in restaurant? Without keeping these factors in mind during your hiring process, you’ll end up with gaps in your service that could be detrimental to the overall functioning of your community.

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8 Essential Nutrition Guidelines for Hospitalized Patients 

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Food Safety Policies and Procedures Following the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) F-tag guidelines is no easy challenge. While this is for senior living and long-term care facilities, many of the same guidelines are used for providing nutrition care in other settings.

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How to Stay Survey-Ready by Mastering Culinary Compliance Standards

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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. Are they served safely?