Diet
At admission, the person in charge of the dietary service will evaluate the resident’s nutritional profile and ensure that the diet is appropriate to their needs. Throughout the resident’s stay at the Foyer Richelieu Welland, the assistance of the guarantor and resident is highly appreciated in order to complete one’s profile, in order to determine one’s preferences and dislikes. A dietician will evaluate each resident’s file on a regular basis in order to maintain a proper diet.
Meal Times
Breakfast 08:30 – 09:30
Lunch 12:00 – 13:00
Supper 17:00 – 18:00
MENU AND SNACK SPRING/SUMMER 2024
Menus
The daily menus are posted on the communication wall, across each dining rooms in each Resident Home Area’s.
Menus will be changed semi-annually (spring/summer and fall/winter) and follow a three-week menu cycle. Our menus are developed with great consideration for Traditional recipes but also with the Canada’s Food Guide recommendations in mind for healthy eating. Those recipes are checked and approved by a Registered Dietitian in consultation with our residents. Careful planning results in the preparation of tasty offerings that suits all preferences and cultural needs. Along with the variety of food choices, there are special themed menus for holidays as well as favorite seasonal fare on offer. The kitchen prepares three meals a day that are sent to our 4 dining room serveries and then served to the residents by staff. This philosophy adopted by the Foyer encourages the residents to socialize and avoid isolation.
Residents are encouraged to join the dining rooms for meals. Tray service and assistance is provided for those who are not feeling well, are bedridden or simply do not wish to dine with others on that day. We offer therapeutic diets and texture modified meals as required by individual residents according to dietary needs and to prevent choking. In addition, snacks and drinks are provided 3 times daily for each resident.
There are two choices provided at lunch and dinner with corresponding vegetables and choice of dessert for each menu choice. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback and comments about the food and the meal service.
Guests at meal times
When you wish to dine with your loved one, you must notify the dietary staff ahead of time. The priority remains that of the residents. See Reception for more information.
For special occasions, family members are welcomed to use the “Celebration Room” providing they bring their own food. Such arrangements must be requested in advance.
Food in Resident’s room
Refrigerators are not permitted in the rooms. It is prohibited to keep perishable food including bird seeds in your room. Fruits must be consumed as soon as possible and kept visible for personnel, and dry food must be placed in sealed plastic bags and kept for only a few days.
