UNDERSTANDING YOUR BUSINESS

With this rise, more people will be seeking out the support of residential and nursing care. Along with this, is the variety of population that come into care.Providing a balanced but engaging diet plays a major part in the well being and health of care home residents. From the elderly, with an array of physical and mental needs as well as providing crucial feeding for palliative or post-operational care. 

The responsibility of care home chefs and their catering staff is not a straightforward or simple feat.Also included within this spectrum are other communal living residences with specialist requirements. From homes for the able-minded but physically disabled, as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres, teen recuperation homes and establishments that help people overcome eating disorders and mental illness.

Beyond the importance of nutrition and the benefit of quality meals to all types of communal living residents, dining times are often a highlight of the day, offering a social experience to look forward to. In addition to being nutritionally balanced, the meal served needs to look appetizing and taste delicious. A varied and appealing menu which is catered year-round, for three or more meals a day is a demanding accomplishment for the most talented of kitchen teams.



Meeting all of these attributes is extremely demanding and requires extensive knowledge and passion for cooking. Marrying consistent quality with ease of preparation whilst meeting a fixed per-plate price point requires a high level of planning, foresight and skill.  ut tellus. In iaculis nunc sed augue.

THE SOLUTION

With Caterfood, we can assist your team by offering a wide array of quality products from named brands and artisan producers across all of our categories of chilled, frozen and ambient products. 

Matched with products that suit a care home environment, experience of supplying the care home sector and a dedication to your business and maintaining our partnership; we will assist in ensuring your catering offering is both economically sound and culinarily exceptional.We can also offer practical literature on catering and feeding for the following special needs groups:

• Dementia and Dysphagia
• Risk of Malnutrition
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Food Allergies and Intolerances
• Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
• Halal Diets
• Kosher Diets
• Afro-Caribbean 
• Residents Recovering from Substance Misuse
• Residents with Mental Health Issues