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Senior Living Changing the Paradigm
The New York Times
Grandma's Meat Loaf? Hardly. Her Retirement Home Now Has a 3-Star Chef.
September 07, 2014
EVANSTON, Ill. - Some of the toughest reservations to get in this affluent suburb of Chicago are for the early tables at the Mather, a senior community of $1 million condominiums near Lake Michigan. Citrus-dressed duck breasts and "tomahawk" pork chops are on the menu, along with vegetables from a cooperative farm in upstate Wisconsin and house-made gelato.
FOOD MANAGMENT: Senior momentum
Fine dining venue or senior living café? Increasingly, it’s hard to tell the difference
June 23, 2015
You could say senior dining has come of age. Baby boomers who cherish their fresh herbs, free-range chicken and organically grown carrots will not have to surrender their contemporary tastes when they arrive at senior living facilities in full force over the next decade.
CCRC Emerging Trends in the News
July 26, 2015
Seniors are looking for a true dining out experience when sharing the traditional one-meal-a-day offered at most CCRCs. Current marketing efforts reflect this emerging trend with a strong emphasis on CCRC dining food quality. A survey by the Nutrition and Foodservice Education Foundation found 90% of long-term care residents ranked foodservice as very or somewhat important when choosing a facility
They are a captive audience you see every day, and that makes it crucial to keep it fresh and exciting, with menus that live and breathe and reflect what’s seasonal. — Chef Joel Ingegno
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What do you get when you mix two parts Culinary Institute of America-trained personnel, one part locally-sourced ingredients, five parts dining room variety and one part designated, in-house pastry chef? The Mather, that’s what. Founded in 1941 and recently renovated to update its CCRC campus, Mather LifeWays does not take its dining program lightly. With one main kitchen and several satellites to serve residents across the continuum of care, The Mather has developed an offering of restaurant options to its residents that competes directly with the foodie-approved restaurants its Evanston, Illinois surroundings boasts.