Cura Hospitality

Dealing with our favorite topic…food! Enjoy the Aging Today podcast which features Dr. Michael Williams, who is Cura’s Vice President of Nutrition and Wellness. Michael shares how culinary and nutrition was his calling. “I was always interested in the effect that food has on us. After serving as a chef for many areas of hospitality including restaurants and hotels, I found that being an executive chef in acute care and senior living settings was most fulfilling – especially feeding those who may not be able to do it on their own.”  Michael is so happy to share his food story and nutrition knowledge, and together with Cura, the role we play in healthy aging!  Listen to the insightful podcast here. https://lnkd.in/eNPt8k3b #agingtoday #seniorliving #nutrition #foodies #culinary #executivechef #wellness #acutecare #agingwithgrace #foodexperiences #CuraProud!

Enjoy Cura's August Food Blog featuring Panna Cotta, a beloved Italian dessert, traditionally made with heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and gelatin. Brought to you by Cura's own Corporate Executive Chef Lance Franklin, this vegan version offers the same creamy, indulgent experience - but what makes this recipe truly special is its simplicity and quick preparation! Learn how to impress your guests here! https://lnkd.in/eshwuUEJ #foodexperience #executivechef #culinaryexperiences #traditionaldesserts #foodblog #vegan #simplerecipes #CuraProud!

The spirit of the Olympics continues...A perfect 10 for talent and commitment goes out to Department Supervisor Sara Wert at Marion Health who honored the catering request of her client with these creative freshly baked “gold medal” sugar cookies, secured to red, white and blue lanyards. Other homemade cookies were hand piped with Team USA athletic teams - so well done!  Anne Duncan, Education Services Manager, was so thankful to the Cura team for helping her to create a "Completely Satisfying" Training Experience for patient care technicians seen here! #hospitalexperience #foodexperience #teambuilding #training #cateringexperience #Olympics #CuraProud!

Cura Hospitality is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Robin Run Village, (member of Oakdale Seniors Alliance) a vibrant continuing care retirement community in Indianapolis, IN. Executive Director Tammy Blesdoe says, “Cura was the ideal choice to manage our dining services program as they have demonstrated success in currently managing one of our sister senior living properties, Asbury Heights in Pittsburgh, PA.  Asbury’s leadership spoke highly of Cura’s high culinary standards, training of culinary and service staff, and their design of exciting senior dining programs that use only high-quality food and ingredients that appeal to all lifestyles.” Our exceptional team is pictured from left to right here: Executive Sous Chef Jim Klopp; Executive Chef Matthew Bowen; Vice President of Culinary for Oakdale Denise Munion; Cura Acting General Manager Tabitha Gresham; and Assistant Food Service Director Sherry Kruzich. Read more in the press release here: https://lnkd.in/eG29H9Vv

Celebrating National Culinary Arts Month with Yuleika Martinez, a production manager, at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, who enhances dining services - from retail to patient food and hospital special events! Yuleika graduated Magna Cum Laude from Johnson & Wales University with a Baking and Fine Arts/Food Service Management Degree.  She credits her grandmother as her mentor, who instilled a hard-working ethic and a “never give up attitude" always putting 110% in whatever you do! Enjoy Yuleika's fruit tart recipe in the link here. https://lnkd.in/eSPta6QM #nationalculinaryartsmonth #fruittart #hospitaldining #patientexperience #baking #catering #CuraProud!

On vacation? Need seasonal, refreshing recipes? Try July's National Picnic month recipes from Cura's culinary blog. The Seafood Salad on a Croissant combines the best of the ocean’s flavors with the buttery goodness of a fresh croissant, while the Chickpea, Green Bean, and Tomato Salad is a vibrant, nutritious side that brings together the freshness of summer produce. Enjoy Cura's recipes today! #refreshingrecipes #summerproduce #nationalpicnicmonth #seasonalfoods #summerproduce #crispvegetables #culinary #CuraProud! https://lnkd.in/e-EX8Azj

Driving Patient, Staff and Employee Satisfaction...Congratulations to Cura leaders who serve the Allegheny Health Network partner hospitals on their annual AHN Directors Summit! The purpose of this exciting and important gathering is to bring all AHN Cura directors together to review our growth, our successes and areas where we can continuously improve to create completely satisfying experiences for patients, staff, guests and just as important…our team! Not only do we provide a leader tool kit for how to drive patient satisfaction results, we discuss what winning looks like and how to recognize high potential employees who we can help to engage, coach and provide them opportunities to grow and become our future leaders. Thank you Cura for strengthening our team and positioning us and our AHN partners to provide WINNING patient, culinary and retail experiences for many years to come! Great job team! #teamwork #patientexperiences #culinaryexperiences #retail #leadership #hospitals #diningservices #completelysatisfied #CuraProud!

Congratulations to the newest member of the Cura family...recently opening Sarah A. Reed Children's Center, a facility that specializes in mental and behavioral health care for children, teens, families and individuals in Erie, PA. This awesome team is led by Cura Food Service Director Melissa Lloyd-Reckard. Together they are proud to serve 1,700 residents, including 72 beds in residential and 40 outpatients in acute care from 48 counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. #teameffort #foodservice #residents #CuraProud!

In observation of July's National Culinary Arts Month, Cura Hospitality is proud of our talented chefs who are always creating memorable dining and food experiences for independent, assisted and memory support residents. Cura Corporate Executive Chef Jason Clark is seen here "Reimagining" Cura's Puree Creations menu items for residents who have dysphagia and/or on special diets. Enjoy the exclusive interview with Chef Jason (along with Executive Chefs John Cramutola and Lance Franklin) who all help to train our culinary teams to create menu items for those who need additional support, nutrition, and just as important - an experience where they can Dine with Dignity! Thank you team! https://lnkd.in/ekhTgY85 #culinary #executivechefs #purees #seniorliving #foodexperiences #nationalculinaryarts #memorysupport #diningexperience #culinaryteams #CuraProud!

Happy July 4th! Cura observes Independence Day by indulging in a favorite dessert – ice cream! As the summer reaches peak temperatures, we are celebrating National Ice Cream Month in July to cool off and enjoy the nation’s favorite frozen treat with friends and family… #July4th #IndependenceDay #family #seniorliving #acutecare #nationalicecreammonth #patriotic #summerfun #foodexperience #CuraProud! Read more on Cura's blog! https://lnkd.in/euiF8VZX