ARIA Care’s hospitality team has developed Aqua Burst, a range of vitamin-packed sugar-free sweets to support residents’ hydration across its 67 communities.
The Aqua Burst fruit-flavoured sweets are being launched group wide during Nutrition & Hydration Week. Aria’s hospitality director James Clear said: “We are always looking for ways to innovate and improve the quality of our residents’ wellbeing.
“Hydration plays a fundamental role in our energy levels, cognition and sleep. Even mild dehydration can impact our mood. It’s the foundation of health and in line with our ‘personalised care’ we strive to present residents with variety and choice wherever possible.
“A few sweets between mealtimes are an enjoyable and easy way of boosting hydration levels and can really make a difference.
“The recipe is being kept a secret for now but is based on Aria’s partner WaterADE’s fruit flavoured drinks which are available throughout Aria’s communities.”
Aria’s hydration policy and practice is well-established, colleagues are highly trained on the importance of hydration with practical initiatives including making drinks visually appealing with fruit and herb infused waters and eight flavours of WaterADE being consistently available and offered at regular intervals.