Dining information for staff

Menus and practices vary by community.

Dining times and menus are set by each community's dining team. The times below are examples from a fictional Northstar community. Confirm the current times and the menu with your dining services lead before telling a resident or family.

Owner: dining services lead. Review: when meal times, the menu cycle or the kitchen team change.

Example service times

Service Time Location
Breakfast 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Main dining room
Lunch 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Main dining room
Afternoon snack 2:30 p.m. Snack cart on each wing
Dinner 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Main dining room

Before you serve a meal

A quick check for caregivers helping at meal service.

  1. 1

    Check the diet order

    Look at the resident's current diet order and allergy list on the dining board your community keeps.

  2. 2

    Match the plate

    Confirm the plate or tray label matches the resident before it reaches the table.

  3. 3

    Watch for changes

    Note coughing, refusing food or eating much less than usual.

  4. 4

    Report it

    Tell the charge nurse about any change before the end of the shift.