Food at Chester Court Care Home
As part of a team we strive to ensure our residents' receive the best quality meals. We work from a 4 week menu cycle and try to adhere to everyone's tastes. We also fortify meals for residents' nutritionally at risk. We manage and develop and provide a high quality experience to all guests, visitors and all residents in our care.
We strive to make all our residents happy and comfortable in their stay with us, in every department of the home. For a taste of the menu we serve here at Chester Court, please see below.
Dawn Thompson
I am the Head Chef at Chester Court Care Home and have worked at the home for 22-years, I lead the homes hospitality team and we work together in creating and developing seasonal home cooked menus that are nutritious and varied. I ensure that we know each resident and their preferences, keeping them satisfied with a diverse and delicious range of meals. All of our food is home-cooked with fresh ingredients. I love my job.
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'.
