Dietetics & Nutrition
Dietitians provide support for food and nutrition needs. Many clients with disabilities have complex nutritional needs. Dietitians assist people to realise their goals and aspirations and provide services that promote physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Our Dietitians are Accredited Practising Dietitians and members of Dietitians Australia
Our dietitians can:
- Assess and provide recommendations for subsidized meal delivery services for clients
- Menu plan and provide meal guides for clients in supported living environments
- Provide support for texture modified diets and thickened fluids
- Support you to maintain weight or lose weight
- Manage malnutrition and dehydration
- Develop healthier habits and relationships with food
- Develop plans to ensure a healthy diet
- Manage chronic medical conditions
- Assist with tube feeding – develop tube feeding regimes, provide education and support to families and carers
- Assist with access to nutrition support products such as tube feeds, consumables, oral supplements, and fluid and food thickeners.