Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - July/August 2021 - 5

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CONNECT
CORNER
Q:
As you return to communal dining in your facility, are
you offering themed meals or other creative ideas to
welcome residents back together?
Later this
week, we
are having
an outdoor
cookout with
hamburgers, hot
dogs, and favorite sides requested by
the residents. As for opening indoor
dining, we wanted to get fresh flowers
but since we don't have a date set (and
everything is changing on a dime
right now), we couldn't get a florist
to commit to a donation. My mother
made some felt and paper flowers (in
unbreakable vases) we can use and
reuse for other events.
Patty Parris, NDTR, CDM, CFPP
Nutrition and Dietetic Technician,
Registered
Atrium Health Cleveland Pines
Shelby, NC
We have always done themed
meals for different events, even
without communal dining, so that
will not change for us. We did create a
welcome back letter for our residents that
informed them of all our safety measures,
and we shared our excitement to see them
back in our dining rooms. Our nursing
staff also helps during mealtime, so we
had to re-educate them as well on our
processes as we resume communal dining.
One thing that we did before the
pandemic that we will try to bring back
is our " Chef's Table " specials. Our chef
creates a special dish as an extra to the
daily menu, like an appetizer, and one day
a week he visits a dining room to share
his creation. It's a great way to highlight
our chef and introduce new things to our
residents. They loved seeing him walking
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around the dining room, talking with
him, and sharing recipes. We can't wait
to bring that back!
Andra Shier, CDM, CFPP
Director of Dining Services
Bay County Medical Care Facility
Sebewaing, MI
We had a welcome back party
for all our residents. We have
done special meals, some buffets on
Sundays, and we started the happy
hour again. We also had a visit from the
Easter bunny in the spring who visited
everyone and gave out candy. We are
trying to do different things weekly.
Barbara Scott, CDM, CFPP
CDM, CFPP
Laurel Crest
Columbia, SC
CONNECT CORNER
Quick Poll
If your facility has returned to
communal dining, have you
offered theme meals or other
creative ideas?
In conjunction with our Connect Corner feature, we're asking members to
respond to one yes-or-no question posted periodically on ANFPConnect,
the association's online member community. Quick Poll results will be
included in each Edge. More responses add more value to the poll report,
so please take a moment to click Yes or No when you see a polling
question on ANFPConnect. It's easy, and it helps you see how your
operation compares to others.
(42 total responses)
64%
YE S
36%
NO
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