Thomas Ridley Foodservice are proud to be supporting the Great British Care Awards in the East and South East of England. We are extremely pleased to be sponsoring The Care Home Cook/Chef Category as we understand how challenging this role is and to be recognised in making a difference within a care environment by enhancing quality of life and providing a worthwhile mealtime experience is what it is all about.
Being members of the National Association of Care Home Caterers (NACC), we are kept informed of the latest industry developments, ensuring we maintain the best service/product selection for care homes, giving peace of mind that operators are dealing with professionals who understand the sector.
As a company, we fully appreciate that care home catering is a challenging and complex sector, with the demands of this only going to increase as the age of the British population continues to rise and more people seek the support of nursing and residential care.
Providing a healthy balanced diet plays a major part in the well-being and quality of life of care home residents and doing so can be a difficult challenge for operators. Catering for a broad spectrum of care needs from elderly residential living to nursing care for an array of physical and mental needs; as well as providing crucial nutritional feeding for palliative or postoperative care is the task bestowed upon the care home chef which is by no means a simple feat.
Thomas Ridley are delighted that Care Home Cooks and Chefs throughout the UK are able to demonstrate their skills and determination, and we are able to acknowledge their hard work through these awards.