Client / Partner
- New Age Residential Care Home, Dominica
- Elderly residents with chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and dementia
Challenge
Residents experienced health complications linked to diets high in animal-based products. The care home sought innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve health outcomes while ensuring nutritional adequacy and resident satisfaction.
Our Role
As a Default Ambassador, EviHealth Consulting collaborated with the care home to design and implement a plant-based nutrition program. Through stakeholder engagement, trust-building, and strategic communication, we secured support for the initiative.
Solution
- Proposal Development: Comprehensive plan created using Google Workspace, Canva, and PowerPoint.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Addressed dietary concerns, introduced phased implementation of plant-based meals.
- Menu Design: 100% plant-based, low-fat, whole-food menu tailored for residents with diabetes and hypertension.
- Collaboration: Partnered with Rethink Your Food and a registered dietitian for nutritional accuracy and staff training.
- Community Integration: Advocated for certification of local plant-based producers; partnered with Benny’s Farm for fresh produce supply and resident farm tours.
Results & Impact
- Health Outcomes: Average blood pressure reduction of 10 mm Hg; 15% decrease in medication doses; improved blood sugar readings and energy levels.
- Trust & Engagement: Increased confidence among staff and residents through measurable health improvements.
- Community Benefits: Strengthened local food systems, supported sustainable agriculture, and promoted certified plant-based products.
Lessons Learned
Flexibility and active listening proved essential. Incorporating feedback through a phased approach enhanced leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Broader Impact
The initiative advanced resident health while reinforcing environmental sustainability and awareness of climate change impacts linked to animal agriculture.