Greensleeves Care is celebrating a milestone achievement — with three of its care homes, Lavender Fields in Sevenoaks, The Manor in Windsor, and Broadlands in Suffolk, becoming the first in the UK to achieve the prestigious RaisingNutrition Accreditation.
This recognition highlights Greensleeves’ commitment to championing healthier, freshly prepared food that supports residents’ health, independence, and wellbeing — values that sit at the heart of both the RaisingNutrition Accreditation and the national awareness week, which seeks to prevent and reduce malnutrition across health and care settings.
Greensleeves understands that good food is central to good care. Each of the three homes demonstrated a strong focus on providing freshly cooked, whole-food-based meals that are visually appealing, full of flavour, and nutritionally balanced — offering vital nourishment to support immune health, mood, memory, and sleep.
As part of the accreditation process, both catering and care teams completed RaisingNutrition training, building their understanding of how food impacts wellbeing and how to encourage healthier choices among residents. The homes built on their existing high standards to:
- Offer and promote a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and whole foods.
- Ensure healthy hydration, with some homes offering decaffeinated drinks as the default.
- Increase the number of recipes and baked goods prepared on-site, incorporating nutrient-dense ingredients such as nuts and seeds where appropriate.
Following this success, Greensleeves is now rolling out the RaisingNutrition Accreditation programme to a further four care homes within its group — extending its commitment to putting good nutrition at the centre of quality care.
“We’re delighted that Lavender Fields, The Manor and Broadlands have achieved the RaisingNutrition Accreditation, becoming the first care homes in the UK to do so,” said Steve Morton, Head of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Dementia for Greensleeves Care. “It’s particularly fitting that this recognition comes during UK Malnutrition Awareness Week, which shines a light on how essential good food and hydration are to overall wellbeing. Our teams are passionate and dedicated to providing food that not only tastes great but actively supports residents’ health, independence, and enjoyment of life — and our accreditation partnership with RaisingNutrition ensures we continue to lead the way in delivering excellence in this area.”
“We are thrilled to award Greensleeves Care the first RaisingNutrition Accreditations in the care sector,” said Jenna Mosimann, Founder of RaisingNutrition. “Their homes have shown a true commitment to placing nutrition and wellbeing at the centre of care. We are delighted to see this approach now being extended across more of the Greensleeves group.”