Amber Lodge Care Centre in Armley, Leeds is proud to have received a 4 Star award for their in- house catering facilities.

The ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme, introduced in June 2007 by Leeds City Council along with other west and south Yorkshire Local Authorities awards a star rating to local businesses for the standard of their catering facilities. The star rating awarded is based on a food hygiene inspection carried out by the local authority. Included in the scoring for the award are the following areas; Food hygiene and procedures, Structural conditions and cleanliness and confidence in management. The scores for each section are added together to produce an overall star rating from 5 stars for excellent to 0 stars for very poor.

Amber Lodge Chef, Cavell Stead commented: ‘It is fantastic to receive this award, it is such a morale booster for the team and lovely to get the extra recognition that we are doing our job well.’

Care Centre Manager Lynne Dawson says: ‘It is great to be awarded 4 Stars and a testament to Cavell and his team who work tirelessly to ensure the facilities are kept to a high standard whilst producing tasty meals three times a day for the 40 residents here at Amber Lodge. I would like to say congratulations to the kitchen team and hope they keep up the good work.’

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• Photograph shows: Left to Right, Kitchen Assistant Julie Pollard, Chef Cavell Stead and Care Centre Manager Lynne Dawson with their 4 Star certificate.

Notes:
• Meridian Healthcare own 25 Care Centres throughout the North of England.

• Website: www.meridiancare.co.uk

• Further information on the ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme visit the council’s website, www.leeds.gov.uk

For further information please contact: Tessa Matthews, Meridian Healthcare, 0161 368 9099 tmatthews@meridiancare.co.uk