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3 Important Reasons Senior Living Operators Should Swap Paper Display Menus for Touchscreen Menu Boards
You’ve finalized your menus, printed them off, delivered them to their display areas – when your chef approaches you and says: “we need to switch the soup”. Fire up the printer! It’s time to start over.
Does this scenario sound all-too-familiar?
Traditional paper display menus often fall short in meeting the dynamic needs of not only your team, but your residents. This is where Touchscreen Menu Boards come into play – revolutionizing how menus are presented, updated, and interacted with in senior care communities.
What Are Touchscreen Menu Boards?
Touchscreen Menu Boards are interactive displays that can be installed in your hallways and common areas to which you can automatically publish your menus. At the touch of a finger, residents can view live menu/recipe information, explore menus for various diet types and even see the nutritional information.
Read on to explore three important reasons you should consider swapping your traditional printed menus for touchscreens:
1. Post menu updates in an instant
How often does your team scramble to reprint menus when there’s a sudden change in your weekly offerings? Whether it’s an unexpected shortage of ingredients or a last-minute chef’s special, these changes can cause unnecessary stress and waste significant time. With Touchscreen Menu Boards, you can say goodbye to the headaches that come with manual menu changes.
Our boards are seamlessly integrated with our menu planning software, allowing for instantaneous updates when there’s been a change to the menu. This not only saves your team hours each month, but ensures that your residents always have the most accurate meal information.
2. Save big on printing waste
Imagine the environmental and financial impact of printing thousands of pages every year. If your community provides a Week at a Glance (WAAG) menu to each diner, and you serve 100 residents, that’s over 5,200 pages printed annually. And this number doesn’t even account for common area menus or reprints due to updates or errors!
With Touchscreen Menu Boards, these costs and the associated labor become a thing of the past. Not only will you be saving money, but you’ll also be reducing your community’s environmental footprint – a win-win for your budget and the planet.
3. Take resident engagement to a new level
Traditional paper menus, no matter how well-designed, simply can’t compete with the engagement potential of an interactive touchscreen. These boards are more than just a digital display; they are an interactive experience that enhances your overall operation.
Residents can easily navigate the menu, exploring different diet options and accessing nutritional information with a simple tap. This level of interaction empowers residents to make informed choices that align with their needs and preferences, making mealtime a more personalized and enjoyable experience.
Ready to transform your dining experience?
Touchscreen Menu Boards are more than just a convenience – they are a strategic investment in the quality of your dining services offering. By embracing this technology, you’ll not only save time and reduce costs but also create a more engaging and interactive dining experience.
Click here to schedule a demo and discover how MealSuite can help you bring your senior living community’s dining program into the digital age.