Hoosier Village residents can have drinks and small plates at the bar, called The Social. Photo by Angie Galtier-Ross.


NEW DESIGNS


FOR DINING PROGRAMS EXPAND OPTIONS AND CHOICES


BY CYNTHIA BOMBACH


The past two years have brought seemingly endless changes that affect the way communities handle their dining options. Opening and closing venues on a moment’s notice, switching from dine-in to takeout and back again, and trying to cover gaps in staff coverage have forced providers to become adept at pivoting on a moment’s notice. Those skills can be applied to making the long-term chang-


es that are necessary to keep a community’s dining options appealing to current and future residents.


CHOICE AS PRIORITY A major priority for incoming residents is dining choice. They don’t want to eat every meal in the same dining room. Dur- ing the pandemic many communities with single dining rooms needed to create impromptu eating areas in other spaces in order to accommodate social distancing guidance. Those who hadn’t planned to offer multiple dining spaces on a long-term basis must now reconsider.


MARCH/APRIL 2022 ARGENTUM.ORG 19


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