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When
people get very old their concentration goes.
So much so that they have trouble
even keeping their mind on eating. The people running the 340
Pioneer Manor in Sudbury recognized this problem and did something
about it. They introduced the Gentle Care program, developed by a
B.C. Firm in the 35-bed special care unit for cognitively impaired
residents, named Heritage Lane.
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Administrator Catherine Sandblom, Gentle
Care co-ordinator Ilona Turczyn, dietary services manager Marianne
Matichuk and Pioneer staff worked with Food Systems Consulting Inc.
of Toronto and Hospital Food Services Inc. of Ottawa to develop a
new feeding system for Heritage Lane residents.
Instead of making them sit down for
full three-course meals, the Gentle Care system has the residents
taking a series of small meals and nourishments throughout the day.
These items are heated in a Celco
high powered combi convection microwave oven by Amana, designed to
retherm foods quickly in small batches.
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