Food at Newton House Care Home
At Newton House, we cater to everyone's dietary requirements with our seasonal menus. Working closely with the activities team, we we create our menus around specific themes or occasions so that residents can enjoy a taste of cuisine from around the world. We also urge loved ones to join us during mealtimes. Please see below for a sample of our menu:
Debra Cope
Having been part of the staff team here at this fantastic home since 2003. I thrive on producing freshly prepared nutritious meals for our residents on a daily basis. Come and sample the menu on your next visit.
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'.
