Occupational Therapy
We have started a cooking group at 1700 in the Cottages on Mondays from August 2025. The main aim is to encourage consumers to cook their own meals in the Cottages. In July 2025 around 44% of consumers were self-catering in the Cottages – hopefully we can increase this number! Some other benefits can be building cooking skills, using cognitive strategies, building teamwork and social skills and encouraging healthy eating.
We have collaborated with Georgie (Senior Dietitian) who kindly put together a range of healthy and budget-friendly recipes with many thanks! Examples of recipes include Thai Chicken Burgers, Cheesy Baked Chicken, Fish & Coleslaw Tacos, Grilled Vege Pizza and San Choy Bow.
Quite a few consumers have been attending the group. We have 2-4
consumers each week in August 2025 and 3-5 consumers each week in September 2025. We are looking into potentially encouraging consumers to contribute to the group by buying some ingredients and practising shopping skills.
Thank you very much to all those who have supported the group and feel free to let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions!
William Chan Occupational Therapist Macquarie Hospital
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online