Senior living dining has taken a turn in recent years—for the better. Cafeterias are no longer cutting it for the sophisticated and well-traveled residents of today’s senior living communities, and they are making way for restaurant-style dining and highly trained professional chefs. One of those communities is Fox Hill, in Bethesda, Maryland. Showing its commitment […]
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Photo by Scott Elgart As far as senior living selling points go, dining is a major one. And by nature of all of the moving parts involved, it is an area of operations that can be prone to inefficiencies. Add to that the rising costs of food being felt by both institutions and households nationwide, and […]
Though they long ago laid their roots in the mainstream through the rise of Rachael Ray and Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chefs are still a relatively new phenomenon in senior living. But their presence begs the question as to whether the senior living population has subscribed to “foodie culture” to the extent that younger generations have, […]
It’s not just the New York Times that is picking up on foodie trends in senior living. A report this week in the Chicago Tribune details one dining experience made available by local Presbyterian Homes continuing care retirement communities in the Chicagoland area; namely a farm-to-table approach to their menus. Senior Housing News has written […]
“Senior living communities today are expected to offer fresh, healthy foods along with convenience.” This is the finding of a recent EcoLab survey conducted among American adults who have sought a senior living solution either for themselves, or for someone they know. And while senior living operators have recently turned a serious and new eye […]
Photos by Tania Tuluie Fifteen chefs, four 50-pound sea bass, a celebrity food personality, a ticking clock and one secret surprise ingredient. It looks, sounds and feels just like something you’d see in a Food Network studio. Close. It isn’t the Food Network, but it is a top chef challenge. The catch: all of the […]
Photo by Tania Tuluie With the evolution of food service in senior living, from cafeteria to full-service restaurant, comes a new attention to another important aspect of dining: Hiring. As “scoop and serve” models of the past are making way for restaurant-style dining services in senior living, providers are taking note of their hiring practices—which today […]
Photo credit: James Kruml Not all senior living dining programs have the tall order of competing with some of the world’s most renown chefs and restauranteurs. But increasingly, that’s exactly what they are up against as new residents are younger at heart, and with stronger preferences when it comes to dining out. For Chicago’s The […]
Photo: Tania Tuluie Gone are the days when cafeterias and pre-plated dining made the cut in senior living. Now, in order to stay competitive, providers are incorporating five-star restaurants into their offerings. And that means staying on the cutting edge of all that is offered outside of the community walls. But creating a true restaurant […]
For Chicago’s The Admiral at the Lake, a continuing care retirement community located on the city’s north side adjacent to Lake Michigan, its recent re-construction called for taking the community’s dining program not only to a restaurant-style operation, but to one of the best restaurant style operations in the country. It’s a national trend: the […]
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