BATH — The Winship Green Center for Health & Rehabilitation team has announced that Rick Grover has been named director of dietary.
Grover has been a part of the Winship Green team since September 2012, serving as a certified nursing assistant/medication. From there, he moved into the central supply, medical records and scheduling departments. Two years later, he became facility coordinator.
In August, he was asked to share his expertise in the kitchen and take on the role of director of dietary. Grover spent 30 years owning and operating restaurants before he went into health care, and was excited about the opportunity to bring his two passions together, a news release from the organization said.
Grover’s goal is to bring dining to the forefront of the residents’ daily lives, and create an environment where individual’s social needs are as important as their nutritional needs, he said.
Winship Green offers a monthly dining enhancement program, which includes a variety of specialties with everything from a top your own pancake bar to a 1950’s drive-in burger and milkshake lunch.
As warmer weather takes hold, every Wednesday will find Winship Green’s team outdoors enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of barbecue. The focus of all this is to bring everyone together to eat, talk, sing and laugh as a family.
Grover also sees part of his mission as a teacher. He hopes to be able to work with culinary students and expose them to a side of the culinary field they may not get in class.
Let’s face it. Food is as important as the care received, whether a stay is short- or long-term. Winship Green offers delicious meals, excellent nursing and rehabilitation care and daily, engaging activities.
The team at Winship Green, located at 51 Winship St., is proud to have Grover and his love for the company and residents as one of its integral employees, the news release said.
