Stafford Homes Wins Award For Excellence In Dysphagia Friendly Catering

A Stafford home beat of competition from over 100 care homes to win an award for excellence in Dysphagia friendly catering.

MHA Weston and Queensway House were presented with the award by The Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) team from the Midlands Partnership University.

The award and certificate for Excellence in Dysphagia-Friendly Catering was presented to the kitchen team at the home.

The team were lauded for their outstanding dedication and excellence in providing high quality, safe and enjoyable meals for residents with Dysphagia.

Dysphagia is a medical term for difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia can be a painful condition. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.

Dysphagia can happen at any age, but it’s more common in older adults.

MHA Weston and Queensway House provide high-quality dementia nursing care for up to 70 residents.

Bruce Eastwood catering manager said:
“It’s nice to get recognition for the work we do.

“To be up against over 100 care homes throughout Staffordshire and parts of the West Midlands is a great achievement for us.

“Due to my own personal experience, I understand the importance of making sure residents are comfortable with the food, which also helps in understanding their needs.

“We take great pride in modifying meals to ensure our residents have no issues and are able to easily chew their meals.

“We focus on soft and bite size diets as well as liquid/puree diets.

“The feedback we received from the SALT team was very promising, they have mentioned to us a number of times that our methods are used as examples for other homes, which again makes us all very proud.”