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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?

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Elevate Senior Dining with 2025’s Trends

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Person-centered care also involves nutrition planning, which accounts for residents health needs. To do this, source foods with a purpose, like lions mane and oyster mushrooms or fish like salmon and tuna, that promote cognitive health. That aside, its also favored by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare.

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8 Essential Nutrition Guidelines for Hospitalized Patients 

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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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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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Portion Control in Senior Living 

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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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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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The Food Service Wellness Institute’s Tools and Resources

The Food Service Wellness Institute

The Food Service Wellness Institute™ , offers valuable education , tools, and resources to support your onsite healthy dining and wellness initiatives, including consumer market research, industry happenings, food and nutrition standards, government regulations, and more.