We offer a wide range of Dietetic consultancy services for aged care and disability clients. View more details about each service below. And if you can't find one to suit your needs, please contact us to customise a solution for you.
INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT CONSULTATIONS
- resident nutritional status screening and assessments
- aims to identify residents who are at risk or, or are, under-/mal-nourished or who have an eating problem or require mealtime assistance
- allows for monitoring of changes to nutritional status
RESIDENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
- assessment of the individual nutritional requirements of residents
- individualised dietary recommendations for a range of nutrition-related problems
- nutrition care plans implemented in consultation with resident, family and staff (including for tube feeding)
- dietary transfer details can be provided to the hospital Dietitian if the resident requires hospitalisation
- individual resident consultations are available as: on-site consultations (local facilities) OR off-site consultations conducted using a combination of phone, email (Australia-wide)
AGED CARE FACILITY CONSULTANCY SERVICES
MENU REVIEWS
- comprehensively reviews the adequacy of the written menu
- aims to demonstrate that residents have the opportunity to consume the minimum amounts of food required for adequate nourishment and hydration
- assists with preparation for accreditation
- regular assessment allows for review of effectiveness of quality improvement strategies
STAFF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- general nutrition principles for caring for aged care residents - eating for good health in later life
- special diets eg. diabetes and the glycaemic index - how strict does the diabetic diet need to be?
- prevention and management of malnutrition - ageing does not have to mean 'fading away'
- managing overweight - what to do for the resident who is at the other end of the spectrum
- fibre, fluid and constipation - are prunes for breakfast enough?
- nutrition and wounds - beyond great dressings: healing wounds from the inside out
- other topics upon request
INPUT INTO NUTRITION POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Contributing to the development and review of nutrition-related policies and procedures to both assist with the accreditation process by ensuring that nutrition-related quality improvement is carried out and to provide nutrition-related advice to multidisciplinary teams (eg. diet therapy advice to wound care or continence committees, advice on drug-nutrient interactions for medication review teams)
OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT CONSULTATIONS
- resident nutritional status screening and assessments
- aims to identify residents who are at risk or, or are, under-/mal-nourished or who have an eating problem or require mealtime assistance
- allows for monitoring of changes to nutritional status
RESIDENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
- assessment of the individual nutritional requirements of residents
- individualised dietary recommendations for a range of nutrition-related problems
- nutrition care plans implemented in consultation with resident, family and staff (including for tube feeding)
- information on drug-nutrient interactions can be provided
- dietary transfer details can be provided to the hospital Dietitian if the resident requires hospitalisation
- individual resident consultations are available as: on-site consultations (group home residents) OR home visit consultations (clients not in residential care)
DISABILITY GROUP HOME AND RESIDENTIAL CARE CONSULTANCY SERVICES
MENU REVIEWS
- reviews the adequacy of the written menu
- aims to demonstrate that residents have the opportunity to consume the minimum amounts of food required for adequate nourishment and hydration
- regular assessment allows for review of effectiveness of quality improvement strategies
STAFF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- general nutrition principles for caring for disability / residential care clients - healthy eating for people with a disability
- special diets eg. diabetes and the glycaemic index - how strict does the diabetic diet need to be?
- prevention and management of malnutrition - swallowing problems does not have to mean 'skinny'
- managing overweight - what to do for the resident who is at the other end of the spectrum
- fibre, fluid and constipation - are prunes for breakfast enough?
- menu planning - how to put together a healthy menu that will go down well
- other topics upon request
OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
1300 343 828
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