Food at Brampton View Care Home
It is essential that the people we support have access to healthy food at all times, so our fantastic catering team are always on hand to prepare tasty and nutritious cuisine. Our food is cooked to highest standard and with residents’ preferences always in mind. The importance of a balanced diet is never forgotten here, so we offer a varied menu that has something for everyone to enjoy, which you can sample below:
Glenn Coombs
Hello, my name is Glenn, and I am Head Chef for Brampton View Care Home. I have worked as a chef for 35 years with culinary experience with the vast knowledge taking to the island of Bermuda for 10 years and Scotland 8 years, running my own restaurants. I have been in the care sector for over 8 years and enjoy being part of a team that works together in providing great hospitality service which covers from mealtimes dining experience, special events, personalised meal plans and menu’s ensuring we cater for everybody needs. I myself am vegan and ensure no matter your interest of food I am able to create an alternative of your choice, your preference and choices are every important to myself and my team therefore if you require a particular diet plan then we for sure can create this. I have great pleasure interacting with all residents within Brampton view and caring for their culinary needs at any given time.
Dietary requirements
For residents who have difficulties swallowing, we modify the menu of the day so that the dishes are more palatable for them. To support our chefs in producing these dishes, our hospitality team and our Chef Academy organise theory and practical workshops. The chefs work with the chef trainer to prepare tasty, modified meals safely and according to IDDSI frame work. This encourages residents to eat and enjoy their food. All our chefs have been trained in IDDSI food descriptors.
Attracting top chefs
Our chefs are recruited on the basis of an interview with the regional hospitality support team and the manager of the home. Selection also involves a practical element, where potential chefs are asked to cook for and meet a panel of people living in the home. Chefs take their job extremely seriously and the annual Barchester Chef Competition sees our chefs battle it out in regional heats and then at a national final for the accolade of 'Barchester's Chef of the Year'.
