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Delicious food and meals in our residential aged care facilities

At Baptistcare, it’s not just the food experts who decide what’s on the menu, our residents have a say too, and are often asked to provide their input and feedback on meals.

In the past, ‘nursing home food’ meant boring, bland and unappetising food that ultimately did little to nourish older people.

When you live in a Baptistcare residential aged care facility, your daily meals are not just nutritionist-approved, chef-designed and tailored to your specific dietary requirements, but food you need and deserve, to thrive.

Chef Brett is very kind. He takes time to speak to the residents and the food is presented well. And he is smartly dressed. Well done.

Joan, Baptistcare David Buttfield Centre resident

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Healthy, delicious dishes to delight and nourish you

It’s a well-known fact that food greatly contributes to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of older people.

At Baptistcare, all meals are prepared fresh onsite in our modern kitchens, thanks to our chefs who are dedicated to serving restaurant-quality meals to our aged care residents. We use local produce where possible and offer a range of colourful, wholesome meals through our seasonal menus.

No matter which Baptistcare facility you choose, you can expect the same range of high-quality dishes and meals served to you, daily.

Creating positive mealtime experiences through good food

At Baptistcare, our food philosophy is simple. We believe in making mealtimes enjoyable, memory-making moments.

As we age, our dietary needs change. Food and diet are not only essential to the physical health of our aged care residents, but emotional too, as it invokes pleasurable mealtime memories.

We treat mealtimes as a special time where our residents gather, to connect with each other and create new memories with each other during mealtimes.

From old favourites packed with flavour, to new taste sensations, we place an emphasis on your loved one’s choice and selection to make meals an enjoyable time.

Menu planning

When it comes to food choices and menu planning, our teams will:

create individualised meal plans for our residents with specific dietary requirements such as a soft food diet, diabetic diet or no added salt diet
prepare meals with our onsite nutritionist who ensures every meal is nutritionally sound
develop a seasonally appropriate menu to ensure the variation in meals are nutritionally adequate.

Food Celebrations

At Baptistcare, we like to celebrate occasions with good food. Each month, you can expect at least one celebration, where our residents can enjoy either a simple morning tea or three-course dinner.

In addition to celebrating traditional special days such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Anzac Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas and Easter, some of our other celebrations include:

Milestone birthdays for our residents celebrating their special day
Cultural celebrations such as Octoberfest, St Patrick’s Day, Chinese New Year, Bastille Day and more
Dress up and themed celebrations such as The Wild Wild West, Great Gatsby, Superhero Day and more
Melbourne Cup
International Aged Care Workers Day
Daffodil Day
Movember

And much more …

Aurum Catering Management

With over 30 years in industry experience, Aurum Catering is Baptistcare’s catering arm that employs 130 staff in our 12 residential care facilities across metropolitan Perth and regional Western Australia.

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It’s a well-known fact that food greatly contributes to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of older people.

When dining in a Baptistcare facility, you can enjoy a wide variety of beautifully presented meals, including:

slow-cooked lamb shanks
lemon cheesecake
pancakes with berries
herb-crusted salmon
garlic and thyme roast chicken
slow-cooked beef cheeks.

You can also expect dishes not traditionally considered suitable for older people. At some sites, there is even a hotel-style breakfast buffet, with residents enjoying the choice of freshly prepared pastries, bread, homemade Bircher muesli and eggs cooked to order.

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Meet our Executive Chef

Our innovative and new approach to food in aged care is driven by Canadian-born Executive Chef Todd Cheavins, a former Executive Chef at The Richardson Hotel in Perth.

Todd has cooked for many celebrities including Pink, Oprah, Pippa Middleton and even the King of Malaysia. For Todd, the most rewarding part of his job is sharing his knowledge and passion of creating good food for our aged care residents with his team of chefs.

Meet our Executive Chef

Our innovative and new approach to food in aged care is driven by Canadian-born Executive Chef Todd Cheavins, a former Executive Chef at The Richardson Hotel in Perth.

Todd has cooked for many celebrities including Pink, Oprah, Pippa Middleton and even the King of Malaysia. For Todd, the most rewarding part of his job is sharing his knowledge and passion of creating good food for our aged care residents with his team of chefs.

Baptistcare Chefs

Every Baptistcare residential care facility across Perth and regional Western Australia has a qualified chef or cook, who creates fresh meals for our residents.

Our team also includes five-star chefs from some of the world’s top hotels and restaurants, including Crown Casino, The Ritz-Carlton Perth, JW Marriott Mumbai and The Westin Singapore, as well as the Brunei Royal Family. They are passionate professionals, dedicated to bringing restaurant-quality meals to all Baptistcare aged care residents.

Baptistcare Chefs

Every Baptistcare residential care facility across Perth and regional Western Australia has a qualified chef or cook, who creates fresh meals for our residents.

Our team also includes five-star chefs from some of the world’s top hotels and restaurants, including Crown Casino, The Ritz-Carlton Perth, JW Marriott Mumbai and The Westin Singapore, as well as the Brunei Royal Family. They are passionate professionals, dedicated to bringing restaurant-quality meals to all Baptistcare aged care residents.