Nutrition Blogs
Food Allergen Awareness Training for Nellsar Care Home team members
In the bustling environment of a Care Home, the well-being of residents relies heavily on the vigilance and knowledge of the team members supporting them. One crucial aspect of this care is food allergen awareness – a vital training component that ensures the safety...
Hengist Field and Woodstock Homes to be part of Food First Project roll out
This month, Nellsar's Hengist Field Care Home and Woodstock Residential Care Home commenced training for the 'Food First Project' which will be carried out over the next three months by Medway Community Healthcare Dietetics Teams. The Food First Project is a pilot...
NACC South East Spring Seminar 2024
The NACC The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) unites, supports and represents everyone working in and associated with catering in the UK care sector. It is recognised as a respected source of information and opinion for the dynamic and growing area of care...
Nellsar Nutrition and Hydration Week 2024
Nutrition and Hydration Week this year was a tasty, fun and colourful time across our Nellsar Homes. The awareness week is an international celebration of the importance of food and drink, which highlights the issue of dehydration and malnutrition which is still...
Celebrating the role of Nutrition Lead at Nellsar
One of the things I am most proud and passionate about in my work with Nellsar is the Nutrition Lead job role I created and developed over the last few years. The role is completely unique to Nellsar, and its sole focus is on the person-centred nutrition and hydration...
Going animal free in Veganuary
This month is Veganuary – an awareness month which encourages people to try veganism for the whole of January. Many people also see it as an opportunity to go meat-free for a month to help regain some healthful habits after an indulgent December. By definition, a...
Nutrition and Catering reflections on 2023 and aspirations for 2024
2023 has been a year of great achievement for Nellsar’s Care Home Nutrition and Catering department. Nutrition and Hydration Lead success We started the year strong with the Nutrition and Hydration Lead role developing into a more established position within our...
Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics Mealtimes Focus Group
As Nutrition and Hydration Lead at Lulworth House Residential Care Home, I have lots of different responsibilities linked to our residents' eating capacities and nutrition (including weight loss or gain) and part of that is referring individuals to the Speech and...
Reducing frailty with plant based proteins
Being a research-based practitioner, I am always on the lookout for new research to back up recommendations that I make to clients and care homes. I am also an advocate for increasing our intake of plant foods, as they can offer us ways to support our health and...
Jelly Drops trial at Lulworth House Residential Care Home
This summer our Nellsar Nutrition Champions have been focusing their efforts on hydration as a priority, especially on the warmer days. A few weeks ago Emma from Jelly Drops contacted me to let me know about the improvements they have made to their hydrating sweets....
Focus on Diabetes Awareness at Nellsar
It is estimated that more than five million people in the UK are living with diabetes, which is an all-time high. Data from Diabetes UK shows that more 4.3 million people in the UK live with diabetes. Additionally, 850,000 people could be living with diabetes who are...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, representing 15% of all new cancer cases. It can affect men and women alike. If caught early enough it can often be treated and a quality of life maintained for the person...