Posts Tagged ‘Senior Dining’
How to Calculate Food Costs to Maximize Profits
Calculating food costs goes beyond numbers; it’s about making smart decisions that impact your dining services, resident satisfaction, and overall financial health. In senior living, where dining is a key aspect of care, understanding food costs helps you manage resources effectively. Here’s how you can accurately calculate your food costs to reach your financial goals. …
Read MorePersonalize Your Senior Living Dining Room
Did you know that the dining environment is one of the most critical factors influencing resident satisfaction in senior living communities? Research has consistently shown that when residents are satisfied with their dining experience, they are more likely to be satisfied with the community as a whole and recommend it to others (McKnight’s Long-Term Care…
Read MoreSenior Living Occupancy Rates Increase for 12 Straight Quarters
The senior living industry continues to show promising growth, with overall occupancy rates increasing for the 12th consecutive quarter. According to a recent report by McKnight’s Senior Living, this steady rise in occupancy is a positive sign for the industry, reflecting both a recovery from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing…
Read MoreFuture Date Ordering
FullCount is excited to unveil our latest feature, Future Date Ordering, designed to enhance the dining experience for our customers. This new capability allows orders to be placed in advance through both the Customer Portal and Self-Service platforms, providing greater flexibility and convenience. How it Works Future Date Ordering enables customers to schedule their meal…
Read MoreA Smarter Way to Manage Dining in Senior Living
Are you looking for a way to simplify mealtime logistics and improve resident satisfaction in your senior living community? Implementing an online ordering system might be the solution you need. A prime example of this technology in action is seen through the experiences of communities that have adopted FullCount’s online ordering feature, where residents can…
Read MoreSenior Living Food & Beverage
Technology throughout the senior living food & beverage industry is becoming increasingly competitive. How do operators decide what options fit best within their community? When considering adopting new technology, most operators ask themselves, “How will this help us achieve operational excellence, while mitigating the challenges we’re currently facing?” In order to solve these problems, it is…
Read More2023 Senior Living Dining Trends
Shift from Comfort to Variety, Interrupted As an unexpected side effect of COVID-19, senior living residents began requesting comfort foods more often. In the face of daily unknowns, they craved the familiarity offered by comfort food. With a ‘new normal’ emerging, residents are settling in and requesting broader food options again. In response, operators are…
Read MoreMeeting Mealtime Needs
The secret to a long, healthy life might be found in your community’s dining room. Meeting mealtime needs provide the foundation for good health—but not every diet is the same. Many seniors have special dietary needs or allergies that need to be taken into consideration at mealtime. If these restrictions aren’t communicated well—through an ordering…
Read MoreA Trick to Senior Living Dining
What is it? Simply put, it’s a touch screen. Your community can take orders with a Point of Sale enabled tablet in hand. Servers can enter orders tableside in real time, limiting potential mistakes. Print instantly to the kitchen before leaving the table. What the touch screen tablet is capable of: FullCount’s tablet provides a…
Read MoreKeeping Tabs on Dad
Even when a parent is enjoying his new life in your senior living community, most adult children would like to occasionally—and unobtrusively—check in on his wellbeing. They may be wondering: Is he regularly visiting the dining room—not only for meals, but also for the valuable social contact? Is he eating enough of the right foods—and staying…
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