DINING SOLUTION & PROGRAM
Classic favorite meals prepared with all the same ingredients, to be enjoyed without utensils.
Grind
DINING
WHAT IS THE GRIND DINING SOLUTION?
Grind Dining™ is simply an innovative food services process designed to restore the dignity,
independence, and enjoyment of mealtime for individuals with cognitive, neuromuscular, and chewing
disorders that struggle eating at mealtime.
OUTSTANDING BENEFITS:
IMPROVED QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR SENIORS
& MEMORY CARE RESIDENTS
EASY TO IMPLEMENT!
INCREASED RESIDENT MEAL INTAKE & SATISFACTION
WE PROVIDE THE TRAINING
We come to your establishment and do hands-on training with your staff on how to properly prepare menu items using the Grind Dining technique. No special ingredients required! We provide EASY hands-on training for caregivers on the Grind Dining service standards, specifically for memory care residents, to "Engage the Senses" for those with dementia.
Part of our training is also done on-line.
Bringing Back
The Joy Of Dining
"The Grind Dining team provided our staff with the training, skills, and menus needed so that we could offer our memory care residents a new approach to their dining experience. They worked closely with both our dining and care staff so that everyone could appreciate the value of the changes we were making. Our staff is now able to provide our residents with chewing or cognitive disorders, a superb meal that they are able to eat in a dignified way.”
— Freda D. Meyer, Executive Director at Arbor Terrace East Cobb, Marietta, GA
Benefits of the Grind Dining Solution
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More meals eaten, especially high value nutritional items.
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Food is easy to chew, digest, and nutritionally complete.
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Easily accessible bite-size portions – No knives or forks are necessary!
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Promotes resident independence.
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Eliminates the need for a “separate menu” from the main dining room.
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Cost effective in capital, labor, and food cost.
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Grind Dining™ techniques can be taught to entry level kitchen staff.
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Realize a timely and reasonable return on investment for your organization.
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Person-Centered Dining – Residents are no longer marginalized, ALL residents are eating the same food regardless of physical or cognitive limitations, in a dignified environment.
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Positive feedback and perceptions from family members.
Real Results!
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30-66% of memory care residents ate MORE food under Grind Dining™ than previously.
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90% of respondents say they have greater enjoyment of meals, and that the meals are easy to eat.
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Decrease in resident weight loss, more residents have weight stabilization.
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Increased resident socialization at mealtime.
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No increase in food or labor cost after implementation of Grind Dining™.
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Less caregiver assistance needed at mealtime
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The facility’s ability to meet criteria of resident independence is improved without compromising safety or jeopardizing the nutritional needs of its most vulnerable population.
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