The Palo Alto Commons Assisted Living Dining Program offers a truly special dining experience for residents. Our goal is to provide residents with delicious and fresh meals, pleasant dining experiences with friends and attentive restaurant-style service on a daily basis. Here are just a few reasons our Assisted Living Dining Program has a consistently high level of resident satisfaction.
We serve three delicious restaurant-style meals per day and provide two snack & beverage services daily.
Our experienced cooks professionally prepare delicious meals using only the freshest ingredients. We special order food service products from premium local companies and tailor menus based on seasonal offerings. Our salad bar (available during lunch and dinner) features a rotating selection of fresh fruits and vegetables. Each day’s recipe is carefully selected based on resident recommendations and preferences.
We also offer a snack and beverage service twice a day. Snacks include muffins and scones in the morning and our famous fresh-baked cookies in the afternoon. Fresh fruit is also available. The beverage service features coffee and water. Many of our residents enjoy grabbing a delicious snack during these times and enjoying good company or reading the newspaper in the living room.
We believe that “Variety is the spice of life!”
Our daily menu features special entrée selections for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to the daily specials, residents may also order items from our extensive standard menu during all meals. We feature a special soup and dessert each day and a variety of beverages (including wine during dinner). Our dinner menus offer a variety of entrees as well as vegetable and side dishes. The salad bar selection during lunch and dinner is extensive and offers fresh fruits and vegetables. All menus and salad bar items are rotated and cycled regularly to ensure variety.
We value resident preferences and recommendations.
Our popular resident Menu Committee meets monthly with our Director of Dining Services and our Executive Director and actively contributes to the menu-planning process at Palo Alto Commons. All interested residents are welcome to join this special committee. Committee members review each day’s menu from the previous month and offer feedback and recommendations for future menus. Due to our flexibility in management, we are able to make very meaningful changes to the menu in a timely manner based on resident feedback. Our residents have a very high level of satisfaction in our dining services and we are proud to offer this unique opportunity for residents to influence their dining experience in a positive and direct manner.
We support residents with special dining and dietary needs.
In Assisted Living, we offer a variety of options for residents with special dietary considerations, such as sugar-free diets. We can also assist residents with special consistency diets. A registered dietician visits Palo Alto Commons monthly and provides support to residents with dietary or nutritional concerns.
We provide outstanding restaurant-style service in a beautiful and elegant dining room.
Our dining staff is trained to provide outstanding restaurant-style service. The staff is attentive and informed of resident preferences and needs. Our dining room features comfortable seating and an elegant dining ambiance and atmosphere.
The Assisted Living Dining Room is a perfect meeting place for residents to share meals over good company. We also welcome families and friends as guests for all meals (with a reservation).