Many UK care homes have had to operate with tight budgets, rising food costs and understaffed kitchens over the past few years.
Aaron’s Philly Baked Eggs combines cherry tomatoes, basil and spinach for a quick and simple breakfast, brunch or lunch option.
Heath Lodge Community Haven (formerly Heath Lodge) is a 31-bed care home providing residential and specialist dementia care.
Megna, a 22-year-old with autism and learning difficulties, was recruited by Seacroft Grange a 95-bed care home within the Springfield Healthcare group in October 2022.
Care chefs have been tasked with cooking a main course and creating a dessert suitable for service users in a care setting.
Care UK established its own Chef Academy, offering a development programme for people with some kitchen experience who aspire to run their own care home kitchen team.
There are many others around the world also looking to take part on Wednesday 15th when Afternoon Tea is the focus.
Having the right nutrition and hydration is essential to residents’ wellbeing, yet malnutrition is one of the most pressing nutritional issues care homes are facing.
‘The Base’ contains exclusive recipes developed by Tom and filmed as video tutorials, plus a series of training videos aimed at helping professional chefs to improve their kitchen skills.
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