Dining & Nutrition
If you have any questions about care, our team is always happy to help.
Food & Dining at
Rose hill
At Rosehill Nursing Home, we believe good food is about more than nutrition, it’s about comfort, enjoyment, and feeling at home. Our meals are prepared in house by our dedicated chef, with care taken to make sure every dish is both nourishing and enjoyable.
Residents can choose to share mealtimes with others in a friendly, social setting, or enjoy their meals quietly in their own rooms if they prefer. All meals are freshly cooked each day, and we’re always happy to cater for individual dietary needs, choice based preferences, religious and cultural requirements.
We serve a hearty main meal at lunchtime and a lighter supper in the evening to make dining comfortable and easy to enjoy. Our menus change regularly on a four week cycle and offer a choice of meals every day, including familiar favourites, regional dishes, and lighter options.
We also love celebrating special occasions. Our chef bakes birthday cakes for residents and prepares themed meals for seasonal events and celebrations, whether it’s pancakes on Shrove Tuesday or traditional dishes for Burns Night.
To support residents’ health and well being, we keep a close eye on nutrition and weight, checking regularly and involving the GP if there are any concerns. This helps ensure everyone continues to receive the care and support they need.
Well being & Activities
At Rosehill Nursing Home, our wellbeing and activities programme is designed to support both physical and emotional health. We offer a range of engaging activities, from gentle exercise and arts and crafts to music sessions and social events, all tailored to individual interests. Our aim is to create a warm, friendly environment where residents feel active, connected and truly at home.
An expert approach
Your loved one’s preferences and any dietary needs are noted in their care plan and this is updated as they change. Many residents need to have a specialist diet, either for medical or religious,cultural reasons. Our chefs have the culinary expertise to produce nutritious and delicious options, whatever your loved one’s needs.
We offer a full range of soft food options for people who have dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing. Everything is made with the same nutritional values but served in a soft, easy to eat form with the same visual appeal.
Menu Sample
Breakfast Menu
Your choice of cereals Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Fruit & Fibre, Frosties, Weetabix or muesli
Toast and preserves
Sliced white or brown bread with fruit jams, marmalade or marmite, Cooked Breakfast
Fruits , tea, coffee or High Calorie Supplement (Complan or Milkshakes)
Hot drinks and biscuits are served at 10.30 am, 3pm and 8pm.
Lunch Menu
All lunches are freshly prepared on site using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. Our menu rotates monthly to provide a varied choice of home-cooked meals.
Residents can enjoy lunch in our communal dining areas for a social experience or choose to dine in the comfort of their own room. We cater for individual dietary requirements, including diabetic, soft and liquidised diets, and alternative meal options are always available.
LUNCH
MONDAY
Turkey breast in white sauce or omelette of choice, cabbage, mixed vegetables and new potatoes, spotted dick with custard, fresh fruit.
TUESDAY
Brunch: bacon, sausage, egg, hash brown, tomatoes and mushrooms or chicken tikka with rice, carrots and peas, stewed apple with sultanas and cream, fresh fruit.
WEDNESDAY
Roast chicken and roast potatoes with sage and onion stuffing or Cornish pasty with parsnips and baby brussels sprouts, fruit crumble and custard, fresh fruit.
THURSDAY
Sausage casserole with mashed potatoes or poached haddock with boiled potatoes, broccoli and swede, bread and butter pudding with cream, fresh fruit.
FRIDAY
Fish and chips or poached cod, or chicken pie with mashed potatoes, bread and butter pudding with cream, fresh fruit.
SATURDAY
Lamb hot pot or stew, or chicken and mushroom pie with mashed potatoes and mushy peas, lemon cheesecake, fresh fruit.
SUNDAY
Roast pork and roast potatoes or sausages with potatoes, swede and green beans, sherry trifle, fresh fruit.
SUPPER
MONDAY
Fish fingers served with tomatoes or soup, sandwiches of choice, cheese and biscuits with grapes, peaches and cream.
TUESDAY
Cauliflower and broccoli mornay with mashed potatoes or soup, sandwiches of choice, cheese and biscuits with grapes, jelly and cream.
WEDNESDAY
Egg and chips or soup, sandwiches of choice, cheese and biscuits with grapes, banana mousse.
THURSDAY
Pasta with Neapolitan sauce or soup, sandwiches of choice, cheese and biscuits with grapes, ice cream and fresh fruit.
FRIDAY
Chicken burgers with spaghetti hoops or sandwiches of choice, crème caramel.
SATURDAY
Macaroni cheese or soup, sandwiches of choice, cheese and biscuits with grapes, Angel Delight.
SUNDAY
Soup with sandwiches of choice, cheese and grapes with biscuits, Angel Delight.
Desserts
Our chef prepares all meals on site using fresh, locally sourced produce and caters for a wide range of dietary requirements, including vegetarian, diabetic and other individual needs.
Our menu rotates on a monthly basis and offers a variety of freshly prepared meals to ensure choice and balance.
Yoghurt and a selection of ice cream are always available as dessert options, alongside fresh fruit, giving residents a light and enjoyable choice to finish their meal.
