Food at Llys-Y-Tywysog Care Home
At the heart of our meals are fresh, seasonal ingredients that are bursting with flavour. Our food is cooked to the highest standard and we take great care to cater to the dietary requirements of everyone living here at the home. Residents may even discover a new favourite food or enjoy an old favourite prepared in a new and exciting way. We actively encourage loved ones to attend our mealtimes so that they can get a taste of what we offer. Please see below for more details:
Andrew White
Hello I am Andy and I am the Head Chef at Llys-Y-Tywysog. I have worked at Llys for over 10 years and in that time I have been a finalist for Barchester Care Competition placing 3rd; and was a Gold Award winner for Care Forum Wales!
I really enjoy working in a care home as it is not just about tasty food, it also about nutrition and planning a balanced diet for our residents. I enjoy meeting all the residents and it is a pleasure to work with them as diet is so important. I also love our special events where there is a theme and I can create a menu, these include fine dining.
Dietary requirements
For residents who have difficulties swallowing, we modify the menu of the day so that the dishes are more palatable for them. To support our chefs in producing these dishes, our hospitality team and our Chef Academy organise theory and practical workshops. The chefs work with the chef trainer to prepare tasty, modified meals safely and according to IDDSI frame work. This encourages residents to eat and enjoy their food. All our chefs have been trained in IDDSI food descriptors.
Attracting top chefs
Our chefs are recruited on the basis of an interview with the regional hospitality support team and the manager of the home. Selection also involves a practical element, where potential chefs are asked to cook for and meet a panel of people living in the home. Chefs take their job extremely seriously and the annual Barchester Chef Competition sees our chefs battle it out in regional heats and then at a national final for the accolade of 'Barchester's Chef of the Year'.
