"After Hours," an upscale fine dining establishment, is available to members and their families/guests on the second Friday of every month. This new venture has received outstanding support from members, management, and veterans organizations. It is open from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by reservation only and is wheelchair accessible. Reservations can be made up to 24 hours in advance by calling (616) 364-5375.

The Nutritional Services Department director is a Registered Dietitian. Each of the five full-time clinical dietitians are assigned specific units, providing individualized attention and completing nutritional assessments quarterly on every member. The dieticians also provide nutrition education to the members and/or families.

Special attention is given to members on tube feedings and members with chewing and swallowing problems. Diets are customized to their needs.

Our dietitians work closely with the nursing staff, speech therapists, and physical therapists to provide dysphasia screening and provision of adaptive equipment to help members improve their self-feeding abilities. All disciplines work together as a team to best meet each member's plan of care and the dietitians attend the members' Interdisciplinary Care Conferences.

The Department utilizes GeriMenu, a computer software program for long-term care members. This program enables the Department to best meet each member's food likes/dislikes, texture modifications, and other special
dietary needs. A diverse six-week cycle menu is provided, with meals customized to the member's needs and ever changing requests. Special holiday meals are also provided to all members. Therapeutic diets and snacks are available and designed to encourage compliance to any diet restriction or improve meal intake.