Food at Glendale Lodge Residential Care Home
Food and Nutrition at our home
It is essential that the people we support have access to healthy food at all times, so our fantastic catering team are always on hand to prepare tasty and nutritious cuisine. Our food is always cooked to highest standard and with residents’ preferences always in mind. The importance of a balanced diet is never forgotten here, so we offer a varied menu that has something for everyone to enjoy, which you can sample below:
John Fesel
Head Chef
Hello, my name is John and I joined Ashchurch View as Head Chef in 2017. I completed my chef training at South Kent College and I have worked in a variety of environments all over the world. I am really enjoying working in a care home as it is not just about tasty food, it also about nutrition and planning a balanced diet for our residents. It is great getting to know the residents and it is a pleasure to work with them as diet is so important.
Sample menus
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
Supper Menu
Light Bites Menu
Dietary requirements
For residents who have difficulties swallowing, we modify the menu of the day so that the dishes are more palatable for them. To support our chefs in producing these dishes, our hospitality team and our Chef Academy organise theory and practical workshops. The chefs work with the chef trainer to prepare tasty, modified meals safely and according to IDDSI frame work. This encourages residents to eat and enjoy their food. All our chefs have been trained in IDDSI food descriptors.
Attracting top chefs
Our chefs are recruited on the basis of an interview with the regional hospitality support team and the manager of the home. Selection also involves a practical element, where potential chefs are asked to cook for and meet a panel of people living in the home. Chefs take their job extremely seriously and the annual Glendale Lodge Chef Competition sees our chefs battle it out in regional heats and then at a national final for the accolade of ‘Glendale Lodge’s Chef of the Year’.
Useful Guides and Information
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Activities & Events
Food & Nutrition
Your next steps to finding care
Our team are here to help you when you are ready to talk about the care and support you need. Please call our team to arrange a visit and come and take a look around our home.
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