Upcoming Events
◂ November 2025Dynamic Dining Webinar Series
Dynamic Dining Webinar Series11/5/20252pm3pm
Venue
Via Zoom
Contact
CDM credits & CEUs available.
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A four-part virtual series to spice up your dining program.
- Wednesday, October 15 – 2:00-3:00p (1.0 CDM Continuing Ed Credit confirmed and/or 1.0 CEU available)
Rethinking Dining & Optimizing Outcomes for Residents with Dementia
Presenters:Â Jennifer Bruning, MS, RDN, LDN, with Incite Strategic Partner & Dr. Jennifer Stelter, Psy.D., DCS, DCSCT, with Dementia Connection Institute- Dining is a multi-sensory experience, one which those living with Dementia may not be fully experiencing. Lower po intakes at mealtimes may lead to myriad health complications and co-morbidities among those living with dementia. However, newly developed programming addressing the multi-sensory nature of eating and the dining environment may enhance mealtimes for those with dementia. This session will focus on nutrition issues specific to dementia, including nutrients and food components to support cognitive health, issues with dining for those with dementia, and evidence-based sensory techniques for enhancing wellness at mealtimes.
- Wednesday, October 22 – 2:00-3:00p (1.0 CDM Continuing Ed Credit pending and/or 1.0 CEU available)
Tackling IDDSI Challenges with New Food Prep Techniques
Presenter: Alexa Kirtley with Rubicon Foods- Enhance resident satisfaction with beautiful, nutritious, and appetizing purees, while learning the ins and outs of IDDSI. This session will focus on better techniques for pureed food prep and presentation. Improving the look, taste and mouthfeel of texture modified foods can improve po intake, resident satisfaction, and dignity at mealtimes. Focusing on notoriously challenging foods like bread, pasta, and rice, you’ll walk away with new skills to provide the best experience to residents utilizing texture modified foods. If you serve texture-modified foods in your operation, you should attend this session!
- Wednesday, October 29th – 2:00p (CEU will be available. CDM credit not available)
A Regulatory Update for Food & Nutrition Services
Presenters: Surveyors for ALF/RC/SRC and SNF/NF communities from each state (VT & NH)- Changes to the regulatory environment mean shifts in survey readiness & compliance for Dining & Nutrition department leaders and staff. Come and hear how the regulatory and survey processes have changed, what has stayed the same, and what is on the horizon when it comes to compliance in the kitchen! Trends in surveyors’ focus areas and expectations of dining & nutrition operations will be discussed, helping keep you prepared for your regulatory interactions all year long. Â
- Wednesday, November 5th (1.0 CDM Continuing Ed Credit pending and/or 1.0 CEU available)
Food is Medicine: Integrating PracticesÂ
Presenters: Jen Bruning, MS, RDN, LDN with Incite Strategic Partner & Amy Bollam, RD LD with DiningRD- The Food is Medicine concept dates back to Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” However modern trends are bringing this idea back to the forefront of the nutrition discussion. But isn’t this what we’ve been doing in senior living dining all along? Join us for this in-depth session discussing the ways that new findings in nutrition science pair with modern menu concepts to create a Food is Medicine framework suitable for today’s senior living resident population.
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NHHCA Member Facilities: $100.00 (per facility)
Non-Member Facilities: $150.00 (per facility)
Registration covers any attendees from your facility. At registration, you will be invited to select up to three (3) attendees to receive notifications and updates about the series. They may share that communication with others in your facility who are most appropriate to attend.
Thanks to Incite Strategic Partners to working with us to develop this program.