Patients, visitors, and staff all deserve nourishing and delicious dining choices. Dole is here to help with wholesome, flavorful options geared towards healthcare dining.
47% of healthcare operators have different menus for each patron type – employees, patients/residents, and visitors, but 90% are preparing meals out of the same kitchen.(1) This tool explores ways to utilize one ingredient in multiple applications, helping to reduce operational costs and streamline service.
Source:1) Datassential, 2024.
The International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework was developed as a tool to help better serve patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). We conducted tests on some of our products to find out where they fall on this scale.
From cafeterias to grab n’ go and in-room feeding, ready-to-serve solutions are a necessity for healthcare dining.
“I use a lot of your products and have even changed the way we do a few things. Not only have the chef cuts made our job easier, and more uniform, but some of the new products and ideas you send have breathed life back into being a Dietary Supervisor in a large Skilled nursing Facility. As you can imagine caring for the elderly and disabled is challenging and the brightness your products bring, is not only easy, good quality, and fun.: but also has a great nutritional balance.”
Amanda Rohan | Jackson Ridge Healthcare Center