“WHAT’S FOR DINNER?” PROJECT

VILLAGE MANOR BEGINS “WHAT’S FOR DINNER?” PROJECT

Village Manor residents meet with Mabel Carlson, Dietary Manager at Village Manor, for the “What’s for Dinner?” project.

The “What’s for Dinner?” project is an interactive project in which the residents of Village Manor, along with Dietary Manager Mabel Carlson, will be looking at possible changes in the food menus at Village Manner. The plan is to gather recipes from anyone willing to share them.

At Village Manor, the residents always have a choice at meal times. “I want to make sure that the choices available are ones that residents themselves would include on their menu if they were still preparing their own meal,” Carlson said. “I am excited about getting together with our residents and hearing their ideas for mealtimes. It’s going to be informative and fun for both the residents and myself,” she continued.

There will be a monthly gathering at which a different course of the meal will be discussed, such as main dishes, casseroles, desserts, etc. Carlson will have available samples of new recipe ideas for taste testing.  Residents will then help to decide “What’s for Dinner?” After sampling a new recipe and placing it on the menu, the group will then decide whether it is one that they would like to have placed on the menu permanently. Each meal of the day will ultimately be reviewed.

“If you think about it, most of our best memories of family, friends, and fun times revolve around food. I wanted to be able to bring some of these memories back to our residents by getting together and sharing food memories,” said Carlson.

The “What’s for Dinner?” project fits with Village Manor’s philosophy of resident-centered care, which includes a home-like atmosphere with choices.

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