Maggie Beer’s Big Mission on ABC and ABC iview S1E2 – Maggie’s experiment is underway. Changes to the food and dining experience, the way residents are cared for and the physical surroundings are central to Maggie Beer’s Big Mission.
Maggie’s first change is to breakfast. After sharing her porridge recipe with Chef Sas and Cook Richard, she heads to the residents’ dining room where 89 year-old Merle delivers her verdict on the improved porridge – has Maggie failed her first test?
Maggie also experiences first-hand the communication issues between the breakfast care staff and kitchen.
Speech Pathologist Natalie upskills the kitchen crew in preparing texture modified meals. Sas and Maggie’s Chef Amanda look at ways to produce more menu choices for residents who have difficulties with chewing and swallowing.
Landscape Designer Josh Byrne reveals his plans for the courtyard and the residents’ balcony and the kitchen herb garden is planted.
With pressure to trial and develop more recipes, Maggie brings in another Chef from her Foundation – Athol. The kitchen must continue to find ways to encourage eating, for every mouthful of food to be delicious and nutritious.
The residents health and wellbeing are at stake. With the new buffet breakfast starting soon Elizabeth and Julie run through their plans, explaining how this service style will give residents more choice and autonomy as well as reducing pressure on the carers, however, some staff and management have concerns about whether it will work and they question residents abilities. If everyone is not on board then the project risks failure.
Production credit:
An Artemis Media production for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia and the ABC in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest. Series Director and Producer Laki Baker. Senior Producer Phillipa Hutchison. Executive Producer Celia Tait. ABC Commissioning Editor Julie Hanna. Head of Factual Susie Jones. International Sales: ABC Commercial.
Maggie Beer’s Big Mission on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 16 July at 8:30pm
You can listen to a TV Central podcast with Maggie HERE
TV Central ABC content HERE
Maggie Beer’s Big Mission on ABC and ABC iview S1E2
