Care Catering

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

In the Bramley Diamond Dishes competition chefs and consumers will be encouraged to be creative with Bramley apples and develop a special dish to reflect this momentous occasion.

"The report contains some shocking accounts of care received by patients in hospitals across the country, focusing on four key fundamentals of care-communication, access to pain relief, assistance wit

The first phase of the campaign will involve calling on all dieitians in the UK to highlight what the BDA calls "the national disgrace that, conservatively estimated, involves around 1,000,000 older p

There is no place for malnutrition among older people in modern society, delegates were told at the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) annual forum in Blackpool.