A Reading sheltered housing scheme for older people has been awarded a top five star rating for food safety.
Charles Clore Court, which is run by local housing provider A2Dominion, received the ‘excellent’ rating for its restaurant from Reading Borough Council’s Environmental Health Department.
The restaurant provides nutritious hot lunches every day of the week, for the scheme’s older residents who no longer cook for themselves.
Pam Vasir, Group Director of Supported Housing at A2Dominion said: “We are thrilled to have received this five star rating, the highest available, for Charles Clore Court’s restaurant.
“This score builds on a previous three star ‘good’ rating, and our staff have worked very hard to achieve this improvement. The restaurant is very popular with our residents, with about 40 people every day enjoying their lunch there.”
The five stars awarded by the council indicate a high standard of compliance with statutory obligations and industry codes of recommended practice. It also shows conformation to accepted good practices in the trade.
A number of measures were undertaken by A2Dominion to achieve the rating, such as improving ventilation in the restaurant and installing air conditioning in the pantry.
Charles Clore Court, which is in Appleford Road, is designed to help older residents retain as much freedom and control of their lives as possible.
As well as the restaurant, which is open seven days a week, the Extra Care Sheltered Housing scheme has a garden, hair salon and a care team available 24 hours a day.
For more information about A2Dominion’s sheltered housing schemes, visit www.a2dominion.co.uk. |