Hosting supportive measures grad a highlight for Village Green

Mary Cloutier

December 20, 2004 - OMNIway staff
SELBY -- From more fresh fruit to stew-filled bread bowls, residents have had some new choices on the menu at Village Green this past year. The Selby long-term care home’s nutritional care manager Mary Cloutier meets weekly with a committee to discuss matters pertaining to meals, including food preparation. Mary established the pleasurable dining committee when she joined Village Green about two years ago.

The pleasurable dining committee was created to brainstorm and assess outcomes in nutritional care. The committee’s work covers everything from creating desirable-looking meals, to nutritional care and dining room seating. Discussions are also had about what’s on the menu.

“Recently we’ve been offering more fresh fruit on the carts,” says Mary.

“We tried bread bowls – they quite enjoyed it,” she adds.

Mary says one of the highlights of the year for the dietary department was hosting the supportive measures graduation in March. Staff and managers from several OMNI homes attended the event, at which employees accepted diplomas for completing the training.

Dietary aides prepared fancy fruit trays, bringing in utensils from home that helped add to the presentation, and served dip in hollow peppers.