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Aged care food and nutrition stories

Read uplifting stories about how we are improving the health and quality of life for aged care residents through better food and nutrition.

Valmer Streeter – resident

Valmer is a resident at BaptistCare Orana aged care home. She opens up on how her aged care home has improved her food and dining experience.

Read about Valmer’s experience

Darren Ho – chef

Darren is the chef manager at BaptistCare Orana. He shares the changes his team have made to improve the food, nutrition and dining experience for residents.

Read about Darren’s experience

Michele Buxton – manager

Michele is residential manager at BaptistCare Orana. She describes how training their chefs, cooks and lifestyle staff has transformed residents’ food and dining experiences.

Read about Michele’s experience

Wendy Carlier – resident

Wendy is a resident at Heathcote Health aged care home. She opens up about how her aged care home has improved food quality and is offering more choice for residents.

Read about Wendy’s experience

Jenny Casey – catering manager

Catering Manager Jenny talks about the changes they have made to better meet residents’ food preferences and nutritional requirements at Heathcote Health.

Read about Jenny’s experience

Andrew Walker – manager

Andrew is corporate services manager at Heathcote Health’s aged care home. He shares how they are making changes to improve residents’ dining experiences and meet the new food and nutrition Quality Standard.

Read about Andrew’s experience

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