Food First: Putting nutrition at the heart of care
Supporting wellbeing through a food-first approach
Food and drink play an important role in supporting health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life for older adults. Our expert-led guide explores how care homes can embed nutrition into everyday care, helping teams build confidence, support resident wellbeing and creative position mealtime experiences that residents look forward to.
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Care Home meals that make a real difference
We believe everyone deserves a nutritious meal - particularly older adults. Packed with quality, nutritious ingredients, our care home meals are created by our in-house chefs and dietitians to ensure they're as delicious as they are nourishing.
With over 200 chef-prepared meals and award-winning specialist diets, we help care homes deliver safe, nourishing mealtimes while making catering simpler and easier to manage.
What's inside the guide?
Explore practical guidance on:
Why food should be at the heart of care
The key nutritional foundations older adults need
How nutrition supports wellbeing, independence and resident outcomes
Practical ways to build a food-first culture
Supporting residents with malnutrition, dementia and dysphagia
Building confidence in nutritional provision apacross care and catering teams
Why a food-first approach matters
The nutritional challenges facing older adults demonstrates why a food-first approach is so important.
of adults screened in participating care homes were identified as being at risk of malnutrition.
of care home residents may be living with dementia, creating additional nutritional challenges and support needs.
estimated annual cost of malnutrition to health and social care services in England.
"I'd describe apetito as reliable, professional, and good value for money. Not only is the variety of the food great but the resources and training you get are fantastic."
Claire Dante, Manager of Lady Dane Farmhouse
Lady Dane Farmhouse
With apetito, Lady Dane and Strode Park Foundation has improved meal quality, choice and consistency for residents with complex needs.
Nightingale Hall
Discover how apetito helped Nightingale Hall improve mealtime quality, manage costs, and better meet residents’ dietary needs.
Bridgeside Lodge
Find out how apetito enabled Bridgeside Lodge to confidently serve safe, tasty, and IDDSI-compliant meals for residents with dysphagia.