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Elevate Senior Dining with 2025’s Trends

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To do this, source foods with a purpose, like lions mane and oyster mushrooms or fish like salmon and tuna, that promote cognitive health. With the help of our registered dietitians and nutritionists, your community can embody the principle food is medicine a popular term among many middle-aged and older adults now.

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

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Conduct Regular Menu Reviews Regular menu reviews help identify opportunities to optimize food costs. 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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Portion Control in Senior Living 

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Resident nutritionists and dietitians are also knowledgeable about each resident’s health because they work so closely with them and their loved ones to establish a liberalized diet , which uses person-centered care to blend personal preference and unique health needs (such as the need for a low-sodium, low-fat, pureed diet, etc.)

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

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From university medical centers to community health centers to behavioral health care, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), also known as simply registered dietitians (RDs) are a vital part of providing holistic health care to people of all ages. RDNs do more than dishing out diets; they’re your in-house food gurus.

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Staffing Trends in Food Service 

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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. In this blog, we’ll debrief you on today’s food service staffing trends and give you some ways to implement them.

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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? With Culinary Services Group as your food service management partner, you can completely customize your dining program, creating consistency that matches your residents’ needs.

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Going “Green” in Long-Term Care: Strategies for Sustainability in Food Service

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Resident-Led Sustainability Committees You might be surprised to learn that residents can be your most vital asset toward creating a sustainable community, not the nutritionists, dietitians, or kitchen staff. However, that’s tough to do when you’re overrun with daily tasks and duties.