Care Catering

In pursuit of the PS100's key aims (* Protected Mealtimes * Lifetime Nutrition Plan * Appointment of a Foodservice 'Tsar') Cost Sector Catering magazine is launching a wide-ranging research project to

The new publication, produced in collaboration with the English Community Care Association (ECCA), is called 'How to Comply with CQC's Outcome 5: Meeting Nutritional Needs and is being made available

One of eight caterers who qualified for the regional cook-off, Fower now goes on to compete in the national final in July.

To be held in London on June 14, it is being organised by Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum and Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar.

That is the view of Lee Sheppard, divisional manager care homes at Apetito, who says this absence of leadership leaves care homes having to make difficult decisions about how they spend money without

"National newspapers were quick to run the headline that some care homes are spending as little as £2.27 per resident, per day, on food.

It is open to all cooks working within care homes, day centres, community meals production units and children's homes.

Abbeyfield is inviting older people, who might otherwise be alone over the Christmas season, to spend time at a participating Abbeyfield house for a free lunch or even an overnight stay, providing an

But the challenge of providing the right nutritional balance for clients across the charity's range of operations can prove tricky.

Inchmarlo Continuing Care Retirement Community, in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, continues its annual culinary tasting dinners for home owners, residents and their families - wher they have the chance to