Santiam Gardens – Kitchen & Dining

A Focus on Nutrition and Friendships

Santiam Gardens continues the emphasis on quality of care – in the kitchen. Three nutritious meals and snacks are prepared and served every day. Our restaurant style dining is committed to making delicious food with fresh local ingredients. During special holidays, big family style meals are prepared from scratch using choice ingredients. Each plate is prepared when our residents, or their guests, place their order – not before – creating immediate individualized service on the spot.

Our activities department, along with the help of our residents, works with the kitchen during warmer months to provide home-grown ingredients from our very own gardens for salads and side dishes.  Our spacious stainless-steel kitchen, allowing for pristine sanitation and cleanliness, creates an environment to create nourishing and nutritious meals.

We are Proud to Serve Quality Ingredients

• Reduced-fat, low-calorie, high-fiber and low-sodium choices
• Local, seasonal ingredients chosen at the peak of freshness and prepared by our kitchen
• A selection of classic favorites, regional dishes, resident-suggested selections and healthy flavors from around the world
• Attention to individual residents’ specific, doctor-prescribed diabetic and other dietary plans

• Accommodation of residents’ religious and cultural preferences
• Finger food diets, if needed
• Seasonal and holiday events with special menu choices
• Menu updates based on the preferences and feedback of community residents
• Daily snacks, private dining with family and friends and catering options