New Food Technology: Changing the Game

"It has long been accepted that there is a clear link between healthy eating and wellbeing and nowhere is this more important than in care for the elderly."

We are delighted to have been featured in The Care Home Environment magazine as they look at healthy eating and nutrition.

"It could be argued that, if a person is living in a care home, it is easier to encourage them to eat and monitor what they are eating than if they are living alone at home."

Elliscombe House in Somerset has a novel way to overcome the challenge of sensory loss. Meals are a part of the day that residents look forward to, but it is difficult to anticipate a meal if you do not know what is on the day's menu. Elliscombe house has large buttons positioned on the walls which, if pressed, speak the menu for the day.