Royal Star & Garter celebrates Nutrition and Hydration Week with culinary treats and fun

Staff and residents at Royal Star & Garter encouraging people at the High Wycombe Home to stay hydrated. (Image supplied by Royal Star & Garter)

Veterans at Royal Star & Garter enjoyed fun activities, cookery and delicious, healthy foods as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week.

Residents at the Royal Star & Garter Homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe tasted nutritional snacks and smoothies, drank flavoured juices and water, took part in quizzes and a Bake Off and other cooking activities.

Nutrition and Hydration Week, which ran from Monday 14th March 2022 to Sunday 20th March 2022, aims to highlight and educate people on the value of food and drink in maintaining health and wellbeing in social care. Royal Star & Garter staff, and caterers Signature Dining, worked together to provide informative and fun events and activities in the Homes.

At the Royal Star and Garter Home in High Wycombe in Hughenden Avenue, the Home held a global tea party with strawberries and scones and learned about the importance of hydration. Residents made nutritious snacks with the chef, ate freshly made ice-cream and enjoyed healthy treats from the snack trolley.

Royal Star & Garter provides loving, compassionate care for veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. Director of Care, Pauline Shaw, said: ‘As well as being a great source of shared pleasure and companionship, eating and drinking healthily plays a key role in maintaining wellbeing. It can also reduce the use of medication and prevent illnesses. It’s a vital part of the care we provide every day, and I’m glad that we used Nutrition and Hydration Week to illustrate the importance of a good diet.‘

The charity is welcoming new residents. Further information about becoming a resident or working for Royal Star & Garter can be found on the Royal Star & Garter website at www.starandgarter.org.

*Source of information : Press release from Royal Star & Garter.