Dining Through the Decades – Southmead care home teams up with award-winning restaurant
Residents at a care home in Southmead have taken a trip down memory lane as part of a nationwide initiative to rediscover their favourite foods from the past – with a little help from Bristol’s best restaurant.
Care UK’s Trymview Hall, on Southmead Road, teamed up with The Malago for three special projects aiming to rediscover residents’ favourite foods throughout the decades.
As part of the partnership, Helly, the Malago’s Chef, created a cook-along video for residents, who then recreated her traditional Clanger recipe at the home. The dish brought back many childhood memories, especially for 88 year old Emma Nield, who remembered having to create tasty dishes on a budget, making the most out of basic ingredients.
The ‘Food for Thought’ initiative sees Care UK homes across the country take part in activities which encourage memory sharing and the use of food as a tool for reminiscence.
Pamela Arnsmeyer, Home Manager at Trymview Hall, said “Reminiscence activities have many positive effects for older people, particularly those living with dementia. Re-connecting with the past can improve mood, encourage communication and provide a topic and stimulus for residents to engage with.
The new care home provides full-time residential and dementia care, with 66 ensuite bedrooms, and has been designed to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence. The care home will incorporate space for hobby and leisure activities and will include its own cinema, hairdressing salon and café.
For more information, email Customer Relations Manager, Evonne Burch, on evonne.burch@careuk.com or call 0333 321 8351.
To find out more about Care UK’s partnership with Dr Polly Russell, and for more top tips on how you and your loved ones can get involved at home, visit careuk.com/food-for-thought
#peoplepowered #goodnews #bristol
I’m a diversity consultant and a design and communications consultant. I help people and organisations develop vision, communicate and deliver cultural change.