One of the first lessons you learn as a leader in business is determining whether an investment is worthwhile. If you intend to spend time, energy, and finances on something, it should have a high return and low risk. Most importantly, it should align with your...
Safety Tips for Kitchen Staff
The kitchen is the heart of every home, including long-term care communities. For residents and staff alike, preparing and eating a meal with peers is a way to start and end the day on a positive note. However, when your dining room and kitchen area aren’t operating...
Embracing Cultures: Diversifying Menus for Senior Health and Culinary Adventure
As of 2020, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) reported that older adults (people who are 65+ years old) made up 17% of the population. By 2040, that number will increase to 22% – around 4x higher than numbers seen at the turn of the 20th century. The...
New Menu, New Flavors, Happy Residents
Do your residents enjoy gathering for mealtimes? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are more than just a time to eat for many older adults in senior living communities, it’s an opportunity to interact with other residents, friends, or family. After three years of...
Changing the Face of Food Service in Senior Living Communities with Technology
In the past two decades, technology has evolved from large, clunky devices to smaller, thinner, and more capable ones. Think back to 2007, when the first iPhone was released. It was 3.5”, featured the biggest touch screen on the market, and was unlike anything the...
6 Reasons Why You Should Use Contract Management for Food Service
Outsourcing, where tasks usually completed in-house are delegated to an external organization, is beneficial to all types of residential facilities. Creating a welcoming community for all residents involves leveraging your team’s strengths and finding support for...
Choosing a Food Service Partner that Facilitates Culinary Change
As assisted living and other types of senior living communities are catching the interest of new generations of older adults, they are adapting their services to create a more personalized and favorable environment. Baby Boomers make up the largest portion of the...
Managing Food Service During High Inflation
Finally some good news for senior living. Occupancy rates are bouncing back, with steady increases for three quarters. The average senior living occupancy rate is now 80.6% in independent and assisted living communities. At the same time, the US is seeing the...
4 Challenges That Outsourcing Your Food Service Staff Can Solve
Over the last year, staffing shortages have been a difficult challenge for several industries — especially food service. And while you may attribute these shortages to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was happening well before that. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that...
Why Your Food Service Vendor Must Share Your Company Values
In our many years of food service management, we’ve found three C’s that are the foundation to an effective food management partnership: Culture, capabilities, and cost. However, when choosing a food service partner, most healthcare communities are only concerned with...